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Dare County tourism board grants $1.159 million for infrastructure and interpretive projects; commissioners approve disbursement
Summary
The Dare County Tourism Board recommended and the county commissioners approved $1,159,248 in tourism impact grants for towns, nonprofits and associations to fund sidewalks, signage, historic preservation and park amenities across the county.
The Dare County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to approve $1,159,247.67 in tourism impact grants recommended by the Dare County Tourism Board, funding projects in multiple towns and nonprofit sites across the county.
Monica Thibodeaux, chair of the Dare County Tourism Board, and Lee Nettles, grant presenter, described the Tourism Impact Grant (TIG) program as a restricted fund that returns a portion of local occupancy-tax revenue to Dare County governmental entities and nonprofits for projects addressing tourism impact and visitor services. The grants approved Tuesday are paid on a reimbursement basis and follow a tiered match model: requests under $50,000 require no local match, requests between $50,000 and $125,000 require a 25% match, and requests above $125,000 expect a 50% match from applicants.
The board-approved…
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