The City of Bellingham is Now Accepting 2019 Tourism Grant Applications

[caption id="attachment_66602" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Rooftop Cinema with Pickford Film Center. Photo by Aaron Brick[/caption] Applications will be accepted until 5 p.m. Friday, September 7, 2018. The grant is a competitive process and applications are available in the Planning and Community Development Department at Bellingham City Hall or on the City website at https://www.cob.org/services/business/Pages/tourism-grants.aspx The City of Bellingham is offering a Start-Up Grant opportunity for those events, program or projects that are under three years old in addition to the standard grant application. In 2018, the City awarded 25 competitive grants totaling $207,647. Programs and events included Fiddlehead Tours and Adventures, Bellingham Railway Museum, Mount Baker Bicycle Club and Wild Buffalo. Special consideration will be given to events that occur during the off-season (between October and May) and/or by partnering with other agencies or events to reduce duplication of activities. Complete program eligibility requirements are included in the application packet. Questions regarding this grant program should be directed to Shannon Taysi, Planning & Community Development, at staysi@cob.org or 778-8360.

We acknowledge that Whatcom County is located on the unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples. They cared for the lands that included what we’d call the Puget Sound region, Vancouver Island and British Columbia since time immemorial. This gives us the great obligation and opportunity to learn how to care for our surrounding areas and all the natural and human resources we require to live. We express our deepest respect and gratitude for our indigenous neighbors, the Lummi Nation and Nooksack Tribe, for their enduring care and protection of our shared lands and waterways.