The Clay County Tourist Development Council approved multiple grant awards during its Nov. 5 meeting to support events and product development across the county.

Key votes and awards:
- Northeast Florida Scottish Games: motion to award up to $25,000 carried unanimously after discussion of expected room nights and post-event reporting procedures.
- Minor-League Golf Tour: approved $18,000 to support the multi-day tournament and related lodging tracking.
- United Youth Sports East Coast Nationals (youth football): approved $25,000; staff described on-site hotel tracking and pre-event coordination to capture heads-and-beds data.
- All American Games and other youth tournaments: approved per staff recommendations (amounts as shown in packet and motion minutes).
- American (cornhole/beanbag) championships: approved $20,000 per motion; staff noted streaming and national reach for the event.
- Bartram Trail product-development: the TDC approved a reimbursable grant, not to exceed $45,000, to fund kiosks, maps, QR-enabled panels and website integration for Bartram Trail sites in Clay County.

Most motions were made, seconded and carried unanimously. Staff emphasized that many awards are contingent on post-event reporting of hotel nights and receipts and that any underspent award would return to the grant pool. The board asked staff to provide post-event lodging verification and continue using Placer AI and other tools to quantify event impact.