Major and Regional Grant Program

GRANT APPLICATION

APPLICANT/EVENT INFORMATION

Please complete the form below submit your application for the Florida Sports Foundation Major and Regional Grant Program.
Please submit as much information as possible; some fields will be pre-populated based on your responses to other questions.

* Indicates a required field

*Organization Name:
*Organization Contact:
*Title:
*E-mail:
*Phone:
*Fax:
*Address:
*Event Title:
*Event Date(s):
*Brief description of event (format, qualifying criteria, ages, etc.):
*Sport(s) involved:
*Location(s):
*Proposed facility (ies):
*Has the facility been secured? Yes No

Facility contact

Name:
Phone:

*Event Owner/Sanctioning Body:

Event Owner contact

*Name:
*Phone:

Event director(s)

*Name:
*Phone:

Event History (most recent, regardless of location) PLEASE LIST YEAR OF EVENT

Previous Location #1
Location:		Date(s):
Contact Name:		Contact Phone:
Out-of-State Participants:		Room Nights:
Economic Impact:

Previous Location #2
Location:		Date(s):
Contact Name:		Contact Phone:
Out-of-State Participants:		Room Nights:
Economic Impact:

Previous Location #3
Location:		Date(s):
Contact Name:		Contact Phone:
Out-of-State Participants:		Room Nights:
Economic Impact:

FSF Grant Funding

*Was the event secured through a bid? Yes No
Please attach appropriate documentation for grant funding to be considered.
*Will you expended any bid fee monies prior to your event? Yes No
If so, how much?
When?
*What is the overall event plan (include schedules, competition details, special events, etc.):
*Summarize the marketing plan for the event to include all media(s), timeline and if you are paying a promotional or production expense to obtain event coverage.

GRANT REQUEST

*Amount of Grant Requested: $
*Have you received FSF grant funds for this event in the past? Yes No
Date Amount

$

$
*Intended use of grant funds, if awarded:
*How will this grant impact the success of the event?
*What benefits associated with this event will the Florida Sports Foundation receive if a grant is awarded? (Please attach appropriate sponsor benefit list if applicable)
Please attach appropriate sponsor benefit list if applicable.
*Will the event be televised? (If yes, list network, date, time, and commercial opportunity for the FSF): Yes No
Network:
Date(s):
Time:
Commercial opportunity for the FSF

Date	Amount
	$
	$

COMMUNITY SUPPORT

Please list any city, county, TDC, or other cash contributions from public entities for this event (include amount and source or when monies will be applied for and/or potential contributions):
Please outline any in-kind (donated facilities, volunteer/staff support, city/county services, etc.) support from the community that has been committed for this event:
Please outline any local corporate sponsorship support that has been secured for this event:

ECONOMIC IMPACT/PARTICPATION PROJECTIONS

Total expected Participants (competitors, coaches, trainers, officials, etc.)

ADULT	*Out-of-State:		*In-State:
YOUTH	*Out-of-State:		*In-State:

Total expected Spectators (fans, family, friends, etc.)

ADULT	*Out-of-State:		*In-State:
YOUTH	*Out-of-State:		*In-State:

Total expected Media

*Out-of-State:

*In-State:

Estimate the projected Direct Out-of-State Economic Impact of the Event

(Out-of-State participation projections will be used from the questions above)
Please fill in the 'avg. length of stay' for each of the 5 feilds below and your information will be calculated.

# Of out-of-state Adult Participants	x	*avg. length of stay	x	$143 (avg. spending)	=	$
# Of out-of-state Adult Spectators	x	*avg. length of stay	x	$143 (avg. spending)	=	$
# Of out-of-state Youth Participants	x	*avg. length of stay	x	$72 (avg. spending)	=	$
# Of out-of-state Youth Spectators	x	*avg. length of stay	x	$72 (avg. spending)	=	$
# Of out-of-state Media/Professional	x	*avg. length of stay	x	$143 (avg. spending)	=	$

TOTAL PROJECTED DIRECT OUT-OF-STATE ECONOMIC IMPACT $

Total Hotel Impact (In-State and Out-of-State)

*# Of Rooms

*Avg. # of nights

*Avg. Room Rate

Revenue Estimates Generated by Out-of-State Participants/Spectators

(The total projected out-of-state economic impact number from above will be used to complete these figures)

State Sales Tax

Direct Out-of-State Economic Impact

.06

Local Option Sales Tax (if applicable)

Direct Out-of-State Economic Impact

local option sales tax rate

Transient Lodging Tax/Bed Tax (if applicable)

Total Hotel Impact

lodging/bed tax rate

(example .03)

PROJECTED EXPENSES

Please list intended use of grant funds:

REIMBURSEABLE EXPENSES	CASH









TOTAL EXPENSE

SIGNATURES

Area Sports Commission Electronic Signature/Disclaimer

We, the undersigned, hereby certify that we have read and understand the Florida Sports Foundation Grant Program Policies and Procedures and, that all information included with our application is true and correct.

*First Name:
*Last Name:
*Title:
*Date:
* I/We agree to the above.