Funding Application

Application Date

Amount Requested(Required)

Organization Information

Name of Organization requesting funding(Required)

Contact Person(Required)

First Last

Phone(Required)

Email(Required)

Mailing Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City Province Postal Code

Type of Organization(Required)

Private

Not-for-Profit

Other

If Other explain

Name of Organization that the GPRTA, if approved, should be made payable to(Required)

Brief description of organization requesting funding(Required)

Has your organization previously received funding from the GPRTA-DMF?(Required)

Event Support Information

Name of Event(Required)

Event Start Date(Required)

Event End Date(Required)

Advertising duration prior to the event - Start Date(Required)

Advertising duration prior to the event - End Date(Required)

Describe the Event(Required)

Sponsorship or Community Awareness Information

Name of Event(Required)

Level of Sponsorship(Required)

Date of Event(Required)

Location of Event(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City Province Postal Code

What Community Awareness will this bring to the GPRTA(Required)

What recognition will the GPRTA or GPRTA-DMF receive?(Required)

Regional Economic Impact

Regional Economic Impact (Explanation)(Required)

Accommodations(Required)

Estimated total number of room nights and/or campground nights generated from event.

What method did you use to estimate the number of room nights generated for this event?(Required)

Is there opportunity to be the Host Property?(Required)

What local facilities other than accommodations will be used?(Required)

Event Attendance

Event Attendance(Required)

Estimated participants, officials and/or staff

Estimated spectators – non-residents (40 km or more away from Grande Prairie)(Required)

Estimated spectators – City residents(Required)

Total estimated spectators

This Event is(Required)

Media Exposure (Please select all that apply)(Required)

Local

Regional

Provincial

National

International

What type of media exposure will be utilized in promoting this event? (Check all that apply)(Required)

Radio

Social Media

Television

Billboard

Posters

Event History

Has the event been held in the Grande Prairie Region previously?(Required)

Yes

Please Outline History(Required)

Is there a possibility of this event happening more than once in the Grande Prairie Region(Required)

Yes

Please Explain(Required)

Is there potential of this event resulting in other events being hosted in the Grande Prairie Region?(Required)

Yes

Please Explain(Required)

What is your organization’s experience in hosting this or similar events? Please be sure to include a profile of your organizing committee / working group.(Required)

Please provide as much supporting information to aid in assessing your application. This information could include a business plan, a marketing plan, rationale / insight to support the information you supplied and/or your funding request, etc. The strength of information provided is the basis from which funding recommendations will be made.

The following items must accompany your application

If the funding application is being made for an event that is run by a subcommittee or league of a larger organization, include confirmation in writing from the Chair that they are aware of and support the event funding application.
Budget for the event.
Supporting information if applicable.

This Funding Application with all supporting documents can be saved and emailed to director@gptourism.ca or printed and mailed or dropped off to Grande Prairie Regional Tourism Association, #114 11330 – 106 Street, Grande Prairie, Alberta T8V 7X9

Application Checklist(Required)

To expedite processing, please ensure you have answered the relevant sections regarding the below questions:

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