Promotional Grant Application
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Are you applying for grant funds to bring or promote an event to Lincoln County, Nebraska?
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Yes
No
Will your event or promotion bring people from outside the community into the community?
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Yes
No
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Which best describes which grant or grants you are applying for?
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Promotional Grant only
Promotional and an Incentive Grant
Incentive Grant Only
Which Incentive Grant are you applying for?
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Event Incentive
Sports Incentive
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Name of Person or Persons Planning to Present to the Board of Directors
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This can be changed or adjusted closer to the presentation
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Contact Information
Event Name
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Organization Name
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Contact Person
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Title
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Address
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Street Address
Street Address Line 2
City
State / Province
Postal / Zip Code
Name award check should be made out to
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Address check should be mailed to, if different than above
Street Address
Street Address Line 2
City
State / Province
Postal / Zip Code
Phone Number
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Email
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example@example.com
Start Date of Event
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Month
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Day
Year
If applying for multiple events, put first date
Is this a multiple day event?
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Yes
No
End day of Event
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Month
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Day
Year
If a multi-day event, or multiple events, put end date
Please Provide a brief description of your event
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How will your project or event benefit Lincoln County, NE?
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What other agencies or groups are co-sponsoring this project?
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Will this event be sponsoring a separate event?
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Yes
No
What will your event be sponsoring?
Amount you will be sponsoring.
Will any of your proceeds from this event be donated?
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Yes
No
Where will these funds be donated?
Amount you plan to donate.
Are you applying to other organizations for grant funds?
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Yes
No
Unsure
Indicate the organization and amount you are requesting.
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Who is the target market for this event or project?
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Is this a first time event?
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No
Do you plan to charge an admission for spectators?
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Yes
No
What is the admission charge per person?
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If undecided, please estimate. If different charge per age group, put in admission range (Ex. $10-$25)
Do you have a mechanism in place to capture zip codes?
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Yes
No
What is the number of spectators anticipated for current event in each of the following categories?
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List States other than Nebraska anticipated:
List Countries other than the United States anticipated:
Do you have a host hotel for your event?
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Yes
No
N/A
Please list lodging property/properties that will be utilized for this event.
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Indicate number of rooms being provided at a discount or no charge to you by the lodging property.
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Estimate the number of nights those attending your event will stay in the community.
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Ex: If you estimate 150 attendees, each staying 2 nights, you would take 150 attendees * 2 nights = 300 estimated room nights. 300 would then be your estimate.
Has your event received funding through Visit North Platte, formerly North Platte/Lincoln County Visitors Bureau, before?
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Yes
No
Unsure
Was the final report completed within 45 days of the event?
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Yes
No
Unsure
Please explain the reason for the delinquent report submission.
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Were all required accounting documents submitted in a timely manner?
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Yes
No
Unsure
Please explain the reason why not all required documents were submitted in a timely manner.
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If this application isn't funded fully, will your event still happen?
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Yes
No
Other
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Event Incentive Grant
If applicable, what is the national governing body for your event?
What are your goals and objectives for your event?
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What is your strategy or strategies to ensure event success?
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How will you measure the success of your event?
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Is this a multi day event?
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Yes
No
Please upload a basic preliminary schedule of activities for each day.
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Please provide a list of the individuals involved with hosting this event and their roles in the organization.
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Is this an annual event?
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Yes
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What is the historic attendance for the last 2 events?
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How do you plan to become financially sustainable?
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Is this a competitive event?
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Yes
No
How many competitors are you estimating?
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Please explain how you came up with that estimate.
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Ex. estimated 48 teams of 7 team member=336 competitors
Estimate percentage of competitors that will be from outside a 100 mile radius of North Platte.
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%
What is the plan to attract visitors from further away than 100 miles?
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What is your marketing budget?
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This application must show a commitment of a minimum of 20% of the ask amount to be dedicated to marketing efforts.
What is your marketing plan for this event?
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Indicate where you are marketing this event and the amount you are dedicating to each entity
Are any of the proceeds of this event being donated or passed through to another individual or organization?
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Yes
No
Please list all individuals or organizations proceeds will be passed through or to.
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Do you plan to charge an admission for spectators?
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Yes
No
What is the admission charge per person?
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If undecided, please estimate. If different charge per age group, put in admission range (Ex. $10-$25)
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Sports Incentive Grant
If applicable, what is the national governing body for your event?
Is this a competitive event?
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Yes
No
How many competitors are you estimating?
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Please explain how you came up with that estimate.
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Ex. estimated 48 teams of 7 team members per team=336 competitors
Estimate percentage of competitors that will be from outside a 100 mile radius of North Platte.
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%
Are you charging a registration fee for competitors?
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Yes
No
Is this fee per individual or per team?
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Individual
Team
What is the registration fee?
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$
What is your marketing budget?
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This application must show a commitment of a minimum of 20% of the ask amount to be dedicated to marketing efforts.
What is your marketing plan for this event?
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Indicate where you are marketing this event and the amount you are dedicating to each entity
Do you plan to charge an admission for spectators?
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Yes
No
What is the admission charge per person?
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If undecided, please estimate. If different charge per age group, put in admission range (Ex. $10-$25)
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Event and Sports Incentive applications must indicate a minimum amount equal to 20% requested amount committed to promotion of event.
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Promotional Activities
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Choose Activity
Describe Activity
Grant Request
Match
Total Spend
Activity
Brochures/poster design and printing, distribution
Social Media
Radio (list stations)
TV (list stations)
Newspaper (list publications)
Direct Mail
Website
Other
Activity
Brochures/poster design and printing, distribution
Social Media
Radio (list stations)
TV (list stations)
Newspaper (list publications)
Direct Mail
Website
Other
Activity
Brochures/poster design and printing, distribution
Social Media
Radio (list stations)
TV (list stations)
Newspaper (list publications)
Direct Mail
Website
Other
Activity
Brochures/poster design and printing, distribution
Social Media
Radio (list stations)
TV (list stations)
Newspaper (list publications)
Direct Mail
Website
Other
Activity
Brochures/poster design and printing, distribution
Social Media
Radio (list stations)
TV (list stations)
Newspaper (list publications)
Direct Mail
Website
Other
Activity
Brochures/poster design and printing, distribution
Social Media
Radio (list stations)
TV (list stations)
Newspaper (list publications)
Direct Mail
Website
Other
Activity
Brochures/poster design and printing, distribution
Social Media
Radio (list stations)
TV (list stations)
Newspaper (list publications)
Direct Mail
Website
Other
Total
Brochures/poster design and printing, distribution
Social Media
Radio (list stations)
TV (list stations)
Newspaper (list publications)
Direct Mail
Website
Other
Incentive Fund Activities
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Describe Activity
Grant Request
Match
Total Spend
Activity
Activity
Activity
Activity
Activity
Activity
Activity
Activity
Activity
Activity
INCENTIVE FUND TOTAL
Total Fund Activities
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Grant Request
Match
Total Spend
PROMOTIONAL FUND TOTAL
INCENTIVE FUND TOTAL
PROMOTIONAL + INCENTIVE FUND TOTAL
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