Harford County, MD

SECTION A: Information

Applicant Organization (full legal name):
(As registered with the Maryland SDAT)
First Time Applicant?
1. Yes
2. No
Legal Mailing Address
Fax #
Director or Authorizing official and title
Phone
Email
Primary program/event contact person and title
Email
Phone
Program/Event Address
In which County Council district is your organization located?
(check all that apply; reference: http://www.harfordcountymd.gov/193/Councilmanic-Districts)
1. District A
2. District B
1. District C
2. District D
1. District E
2. District F
In which County Council district will your program/event be located?
(check all that apply; reference: http://www.harfordcountymd.gov/193/Councilmanic-Districts)
1. District A
2. District B
1. District C
2. District D
1. District E
2. District F
Provide your organization’s total annual overall budget (include all tourism and non-tourism related items and provide a copy with this application): $
Provide the total amount of Tourism funding being requested for FY2020: $
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SECTION B: Background & Organizational Experience

Provide a general background of your organization
Briefly describe your organization's mission, history, and goals, including how long your organization has been in existence
State how your mission, history, and goals support making Harford County a premier tourism destination
List all programs offered by your organization and their purpose
ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Total number of board members in your organization
List all general and limited partners, shareholders, and board members of the organization
NAME
AFFILIATION/ROLE
YEARS WITH ORGANIZATION
How many employees and volunteers are with your organization?
Full-time staff
Part-time staff
Volunteers
List staff, titles, numbers of years with the organization, and skill level
(Attach resumes for all key staff; add rows as needed; attach additional information as needed)
NAME
TITLE
YEARS
SKILL LEVEL
Does your organization hold any license/certifications/accreditations related to your program/event?
1. Yes
1. No
If yes, please upload copies of all relevant licenses/certifications/accreditations
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SECTION C: Tourism Program/Event Plan

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Provide a detailed description of the specific program/event that your organization will implement with the requested tourism funds. Be sure to describe how staff and volunteers will deliver the program from planning to implementation
Describe the tourism-related aspect this program/event will strive to meet (i.e., cultural, historical, agricultural, eco-tourism, sports tourism or heritage, etc.)
Who is your target audience or population?
Please provide a timeline below with start and completion dates for your program/event
TOURISM PROGRAM/EVENT
START & END DATE
START & END DATE Start Date
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ENGAGEMENT:
Explain why you are confident that you can identify and engage the audience you are proposing to serve
Describe in detail your methods of outreach and marketing
From where does your tourism-related program or activity draw participants
How many people do you except will attend the program/event
LOGISTICS:
Do you have program/event contingency plans in place (i.e., extreme weather, low ticket sales, insufficient sponsorship)
1. Yes
1. No
If yes, please indicate how your organization addresses these issues
How does your organization maintain volunteers, vendors, sponsors
ANTICIPATED TOTALS
# of anticipated employees
# of anticipated volunteers
# of anticipated vendors
# of anticipated sponsors
PARTNERSHIPS
List all community partners with which you intend to collaborate to achieve success in this particular program year. For each partner listed, briefly describe current and/or planned efforts for shared planning, resources, marketing, etc. and any other assets to help you create successful program planning and implementation
SIMILAR SERVICES
What other organizations are you aware of that currently provide a similar tourism-related program or operation in our community and how is your organization different
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SECTION D: Proposed Program/Event Budget

Provide a total budget by source and use for your FY2020 tourism program/event. Use the spaces below that are applicable to your program/event
(If you are sponsoring multiple events complete the appropriate tables for each event; attach additional information if needed).
SALARY EXPENSES
1. Personnel (Job Title)
Rate of Pay
Benefits ($)
Total ($)
Funding Source
2. Personnel (Job Title)
Rate of Pay
Benefits ($)
Total ($)
Funding Source
3. Personnel (Job Title)
Rate of Pay
Benefits ($)
Total ($)
Funding Source
4. Personnel (Job Title)
Rate of Pay
Benefits ($)
Total ($)
Funding Source
5. Personnel (Job Title)
Rate of Pay
Benefits ($)
Total ($)
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6. Personnel (Job Title)
Rate of Pay
Benefits ($)
Total ($)
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7. Personnel (Job Title)
Rate of Pay
Benefits ($)
Total ($)
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8. Personnel (Job Title)
Rate of Pay
Benefits ($)
Total ($)
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9. Personnel (Job Title)
Rate of Pay
Benefits ($)
Total ($)
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10. Personnel (Job Title)
Rate of Pay
Benefits ($)
Total ($)
Funding Source
10+ Personnel (Job Title)
Please list all other personnel
Rate of Pay
Please list in order according to your answers above
Benefits ($)
Please list in order according to your answers above
Total ($)
Please list in order according to your answers above
Funding Source
Please list in order according to your answers above
SALARY BUDGET TOTAL $:
AMOUNT OF TOURISM FUNDS TO BE USED $:
OPERATIONAL/CONTRACTUAL EXPENSES
Please fill out all that apply
Description for: RENT/LEASE
Cost
Funding Source
Description for: UTILITIES
Cost
Funding Source
Description for: WEBSITE SERVICES
Cost
Funding Source
Description for: INSURANCE
Cost
Funding Source
Description for: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
Cost
Funding Source
Description for: ADVERTISING/MARKETING
Cost
Funding Source
Description for: GENERAL LIABILITY
Cost
Funding Source
Description for: EQUIPMENT RENTAL
Cost
Funding Source
Description for: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Cost
Funding Source
Description for: MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS
Cost
Funding Source
Description for: EVENT SECURITY
Cost
Funding Source
Description(s) for: OTHER
Cost
Funding Source
OPERATIONAL/CONTRACTUAL BUDGET TOTAL $:
AMOUNT OF TOURISM FUNDS TO BE USED $:
SUPPLIES/MATERIALS EXPENSES
Description for: GENERAL OFFICE SUPPLIES
Cost
Funding Source
Description for: PRINTING
Cost
Funding Source
Description for: FOOD
Cost
Funding Source
Description for: COMPUTER SUPPLIES
Cost
Funding Source
Description for: SMALL TOOLS
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Description for: POSTAGE/DELIVERY
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Description for: A/V EQUIPMENT
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Description for: JANITORIAL SUPPLIES
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Funding Source
Description(s) for: OTHER
Cost
Funding Source
SUPPLIES/MATERIALS BUDGET TOTAL $:
AMOUNT OF TOURISM FUNDS TO BE USED $:
TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNTS
Salary Budget (all funding sources)
Operating/Contractual Budget (all funding sources)
Supplies/Materials Budget (all funding sources)
Overall budget, FY2020 program/event (all funding sources)
Tourism funding to be used for your FY2020 program/event
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SECTION E: Additional Funding Sources

FUNDING PLAN
REMEMBER
All long-answer questions have a 3,000 character limit.
Describe your organization’s plan to sustain the proposed tourism program/event beyond funding from Harford County such as planned fundraising efforts for FY2020
OTHER FUNDING REQUESTS
Please list other organizations to which you have applied or intend to apply for the program/event funding. Note the amount you are requesting and the status of said request.
Organization
Amount Requested
Pending/Funded/Declined
Organization
Amount Requested
Pending/Funded/Declined
Organization
Amount Requested
Pending/Funded/Declined
Organization
Amount Requested
Pending/Funded/Declined
Organization
Amount Requested
Pending/Funded/Declined
Organization
Amount Requested
Pending/Funded/Declined
Organization
Amount Requested
Pending/Funded/Declined
Organization
Amount Requested
Pending/Funded/Declined
Organization
Amount Requested
Pending/Funded/Declined
Organization
Amount Requested
Pending/Funded/Declined
Do you plan to use Tourism Related Competitive Funds, if awarded, as a match for other funding?
1. Yes
1. No
If Yes, please estimate below how much Tourism Related Competitive Funds will be used as match and to what other funding source the match will be attributed. Please note that Tourism Funds cannot be counted more than once as match.
Tourism Funding Match Amount
Other Funding Source
Tourism Funding Match Amount
Other Funding Source
Tourism Funding Match Amount
Other Funding Source
Tourism Funding Match Amount
Other Funding Source
Tourism Funding Match Amount
Other Funding Source
Tourism Funding Match Amount
Other Funding Source
IN-KIND DONATIONS
Total Estimated Monetary Value of In-Kind Donations for this program/event $:
Describe non-cash donations, in-kind services, office/program space, materials, printing, etc., that was given or will be given to your organization for this particular program/event.
Donation Description
Organization
Type of Donation
Estimated Value
Donation Description
Organization
Type of Donation
Estimated Value
Donation Description
Organization
Type of Donation
Estimated Value
Donation Description
Organization
Type of Donation
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Type of Donation
Estimated Value
Donation Description
Organization
Type of Donation
Estimated Value
Donation Description
Organization
Type of Donation
Estimated Value
Donation Description
Organization
Type of Donation
Estimated Value
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SECTION F: Demonstrated Results (New Applicants Only)

REMEMBER
All long-answer questions have a 3,000 character limit.
Has your organization held any events in the past promote county tourism?
If so, discuss how in your organization has been able to promote county tourism and work with your target audience or population
What improvements would you make if any to your program/event in the future?
What was the total budget of your past tourism related program/event?
Provide information on the methods that were used for measuring performance.
(Examples: Numbers and percentage of repeat program participants? Number and percentage of increased volunteer base, vendor participation, media coverage, sponsorship).
If Tourism funding is awarded to your organization, how will the funding be used to improve your program/event?
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SECTION G: Past Performance (Returning Applicants Only)

REMEMBER
All long-answer questions have a 3,000 character limit.
Provide the total amount of FY2019 tourism funding your organization received:
Please list all other organizations that provided funding for your FY2019 tourism program/event.
Organization
Amount Received
Organization
Amount Received
Organization
Amount Received
Organization
Amount Received
Organization
Amount Received
Organization(s) & Amount(s) Received
List all other organization and the amounts received.
Please list all non-cash donations, in-kind services, office/program space, materials, printing, etc., given to your organization for your FY2019 tourism program/event.
Organization
Type of Donation
Estimated Value
Organization
Type of Donation
Estimated Value
Organization
Type of Donation
Estimated Value
Organization
Type of Donation
Estimated Value
Organization
Type of Donation
Estimated Value
Organization(s), Type of Donation(s), Estimated Value(s)
List all other organizations, type of donations, and estimated values received.
Were all FY2019 goals achieved?
1. Yes
1. No
If any goals were not achieved, explain why
Describe how the program/event successfully helped promote Harford County as a premier tourism destination.
Describe your methods used for measuring performance
What improvements would you make if any to your program/event in the future?
PROGRAM/EVENT TOTALS
Number of employees who participated
Number of vendors who participated
Number of volunteers who participated
Number of sponsors who participated
Number of persons who attended
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SECTION H: Authorization

By signing off on this report, I certify to the best of my knowledge and belief that the report is true, complete, and accurate, and the expenditures, disbursements, and cash receipts are for the purposes and objectives set forth in the terms and conditions of the award. I am aware that any false, fictitious, or fraudulent information, or the omission of any material fact, may subject me to criminal, civil or administrative penalties for fraud, false statements, false claims or otherwise.
Name of person filling out report
Title
Contact Email
Contact Phone
Today's Date
Today's Date

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FY2020 Tourism Award Competitive Funding Process APPLICATION

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SECTION A: Information

SECTION B: Background & Organizational Experience

SECTION C: Tourism Program/Event Plan

SECTION D: Proposed Program/Event Budget

SECTION E: Additional Funding Sources

SECTION F: Demonstrated Results (New Applicants Only)

SECTION G: Past Performance (Returning Applicants Only)

SECTION H: Authorization

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