Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture Receives Recovery Destination Event Grant

The Recovery Destination Event Grant application cycle, which is part of Montana’s Tourism Grant Program, launched on Jan. 4. The program aims to support destination events and new events that attract out-of-area visitors and increase local revenue. In the second round of Recovery Destination Event Grants, 16 event-based activities throughout Montana are being funded:

The Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture ($20,000): 36th Annual Montana Governor’s Cup Walleye Tournament

Livingston CVB/DMO ($19,000): Yellowstone Harvest Festival

The Rotary Club of Townsend ($25,000): Townsend Rotary Fall Fest

Dawson County Economic Development Council ($25,000): NorsktOberfest

Discover Anaconda ($10,000): Smeltermen’s Day Celebration

West Mont ($16,000): Annual Wake the Giant Music and Color Festival

The Ruby Habitat Foundation ($3,845): Wildlife Speaker Series of Southwest Montana

The Montana Learning Center ($25,000): 2023 Beyond the Big Sky

Missoula Downtown Foundation ($14,630): River City Roots Festival

Miracle of America Museum ($25,000): Live History Days

Mainstreet Uptown Butte, Inc. ($12,000): 2023 Montana Folk

The Montana History Foundation ($7,500): Helena History

The Boulder Area Chamber of Commerce ($5,000): Boulder Music and Arts Festival

Alpine Theatre Project ($8,200): Million Dollar Quartet

The Montana Reining Horse Association, Inc. ($11,920): Big Sky Reining Classic

Montana Tour ($11,152): Montana Bicycle Tour

Submissions are being considered, reviewed, scored, and awarded in an on-going basis until all available grant funds are awarded or until June 1, 2023, whichever occurs first. With these 16 additional awards, $403,700 remains to be disbursed.

For more information, visit the “Recovery Destination Event Grant Cycle” section on the Tourism Grant Program website at https://brand.mt.gov/Programs/Office-Of-Tourism/Tourism-Grant-Program.