Applications for projects seeking funding under the city of Vancouver lodging tax grant program open up Sept. 17.
The city is hosting a grant overview and orientation meeting for interested parties at 3:30 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Red Cross Building in the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, 605 Barnes Road.
Lodging tax grants are available to nonprofit or tourism organizations with projects or activities designed to increase tourism. The grant is funded with a 4 percent lodging tax on hotels, motels and bed and breakfasts.
Applications will be available on the city’s website, www.cityofvancouver.us.
For more information, contact Program and Policy Development Manager Jan Bader at jan.bader@cityofvancouver.us.