CVB advisory board approves tourism grants for Parent Air Force Base Museum and Katy Depot

The Convention of Visitors Bureau Advisory Board voted to approve two tourism grants during its meeting, awarding funding to a Parent Air Force Base Museum applicant and to the Katy Depot for an upcoming anniversary event.

The board approved a CVB tourism grant submission from the Parent Air Force Base Museum after discussing the project and packet materials. The grant amount as stated in the meeting record was transcribed as “3500 3350 hot fun grant,” and the exact budget line in the packet was not clarified during discussion. Michael moved to approve the museum’s submission; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote.

Sarah Dobach, property manager at the Katy Depot, presented the board with a request for a Cycle 26 tourism grant to support a new annual celebration marking the depot’s 115th year in service to Denison. Dobach said the application listed $1,000 for advertising, but that the depot could operate on $500 if needed because vendors and sponsors had covered many other event costs. “We would be using the hot funds for advertising solely — radio, TV and social ads — and $500 would be more than enough for what we want to do,” Dobach said. She told the board she had already secured sponsors and vendors to cover other event expenses.

Board members agreed to approve the Katy Depot request at the $1,000 level and directed staff to amend the grant budget to reflect the final line items. Cat moved to approve the Katy Depot grant; the motion was seconded and the board approved it by voice vote.

Next steps: staff will record the budget amendment and update the grant file with the awarded amount and any edits required by the Katy Depot presenter. The meeting record does not list individual roll‑call vote tallies; outcomes were recorded by voice votes.