LIGONIER — GO Laurel Highlands will host a Tourism Grants Workshop to explore the 2025 Somerset County Tourism Grants Program on Aug. 9 at 9:30 a.m. at Pomphay Distillery in Somerset.
All tourism-related businesses and organizations based in Somerset County are invited to participate in this free workshop. Reservations are required by contacting Marissa Roberts at mroberts@golaurelhighlands.com or 724-238-5661, ext. 101. Responses are due by August 6.
GO Laurel Highlands Executive Director Ann Nemanik and members of the senior team will lead the workshop, providing an overview of the program and best practices for writing grant applications, and participants will have one-on-one time to ask specific questions about their business.
Tourism grant applications will be available online at www.golaurelhighlands.com/grants beginning Aug. 26, and applications must be completed by 4 p.m. Oct. 4. Grants will be announced and awarded in December.
The Tourism Grant Program is funded by 40 percent of the Somerset County lodging tax, which went into effect in September 2002. Grants are awarded annually on merit by the Somerset County Tourism Grant Review Committee and are administered by the Somerset County Commissioners and GO Laurel Highlands, the county’s official tourism marketing organization. Since its inception, the program has awarded 898 grants totaling approximately $7.2 million, including $607,832 last year.
