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ARPA Meeting & Convention Incentive Program Funding Recipients


What is the Virginia Tourism Corporation Recovery Marketing Leverage Program?

  • Matching grant program to leverage existing marketing funds.
  • Requires a research-based and measurable marketing plan.
  • Who is eligible: Virginia travel industry partners including small businesses, DMOs, private sector attractions, accommodations and events.
  • When: Next round of applications will open Fall 2022.
  • How: Online application portal; requires at least 50% cash or in-kind match.
  • For information and questions, please email [email protected]

This application period has now closed. The next round of applications will open Fall 2022.

Entity NameMeeting/Convention/Event NameFunding AmountLocality
Visit AlexandriaAccredX2023$5,000.00Alexandria
Visit AlexandriaNational Criminal Defense College: Annual Trial Practice Institute June and July/August$25,000.00Alexandria
City of Chesapeake2024 African American Travel Conference$45,000.00Chesapeake
City of ChesapeakeVirginia Assisted Living 2023 Annual Fall Conference$12,768.00Chesapeake
Greenbrier Circle Two LLC/Delta Hotel ChesapeakeEastern Diocese Youth Conference$10,114.00Chesapeake
Fairfax County Convention & Visitors Corporation/Visit Fairfax2022 Virginia Baseball Coaches Association Annual Convention$6,000.00Fairfax
Fairfax County Convention & Visitors Corporation/Visit FairfaxChurch of Christ Holiness USA 2023 Eastern Diocese Holiness Convention$5,000.00Fairfax
Visit LoudounFLITE April 2023 MH54789$7,000.00Loudoun
Visit LoudounFLITE Jan 2023 MH54784$7,000.00Loudoun
Visit LoudounFLITE Mar 2023 MH54787$7,000.00Loudoun
Visit LoudounMH54803 McKinsey LEAD 1 TBD CC Jan30 – Feb 3, 2023$9,800.00Loudoun
Visit LoudounFLITE Feb 2023 MH54786$7,000.00Loudoun
Visit LoudounFLITE Mar 2023 MH54788$7,000.00Loudoun
Visit LoudounMH54805 McKinsey Lead 1 TBD CC. Feb. 26 – Mar. 3 2023$9,800.00Loudoun
Visit LoudounMH54807 McKinsey LEAD 1 TBD CC March 27 – 31 2023$9,800.00Loudoun
Visit LoudounMH54804 McKinsey LEAD 1 TBD CC Feb 13 – 17 2023$9,800.00Loudoun
Visit LoudounMH54802 McKinsey LEAD 1 TBD CC Jan 23-27, 2023$9,800.00Loudoun
Visit LoudounMH54808 McKinsey LEAD 1 TBD CC April 17-21, 2023$9,800.00Loudoun
Visit LoudounMH54809 – LEAD1 – May 1-5, 2023$9,800.00Loudoun
Visit LoudounFLITE May 2023 MH54790$7,000.00Loudoun
Visit LoudounMH54810 – LEAD1-May 22-26, 2023$9,800.00Loudoun
Visit LoudounMH54812-LEAD1- June 12-16, 2023$9,800.00Loudoun
Visit LoudounFLITE June 2023 MH54791$7,000.00Loudoun
Visit LoudounMH54813-LEAD 1 June 26-30, 2023$9,800.00Loudoun
Visit LoudounMH54814-LEAD1 July 17-21, 2023$9,800.00Loudoun
Visit LoudounFLITE July 2023 MH54792$7,000.00Loudoun
Visit LoudounFLITE Aug 2023 MH54793$7,000.00Loudoun
Visit LoudounMH54817-McKinsey Lead 1-August 19-25, 2023$9,800.00Loudoun
Visit LoudounMH54818-McKinsey Lead 1-Aug 27-Sept.1, 2023$9,800.00Loudoun
Visit LoudounFLITE Sept. 2023 MH54794$7,000.00Loudoun
Visit LoudounMH54820-McKinsey Lead- Oct 1-6, 2023$9,800.00Loudoun
Visit LoudounMH54821-McKinsey Lead 1-Oct.15-20,2023$9,800.00Loudoun
Visit LoudounFLITE Oct 2023 II MH54796$7,000.00Loudoun
Visit LoudounLEAD 1 Nov. 2023-MH54823-November 12-17, 2023$9,800.00Loudoun
Visit LoudounLEAD1 Dec.2023 – MH54824-December 3-8, 2023$9,800.00Loudoun
Visit LoudounFLITE Dec.2023 MH54798$7,000.00Loudoun
Visit LoudounLEAD 1 Dec.2023 – MH54825-December10-15, 2023$9,800.00Loudoun
Visit Loudoun2023 Spring Women’s Growing Together in Business Conference$10,000.00Loudoun
Wintergreen PacificNational Ski Areas Association Fall Education Series$1,500.00Nelson
Norfolk Convention & Visitors Bureau/VisitNorfolkThe Southern Division American Fisheries Society 2023 Meeting$10,000.00Norfolk
Norfolk Convention & Visitors Bureau/VisitNorfolkApostolic Faith Fellowship International   2023$10,000.00Norfolk
Norfolk Convention & Visitors Bureau/VisitNorfolkConnectional Lay Council  7th Quadrennial Evangelistic Retreat$5,000.00Norfolk
Norfolk Convention & Visitors Bureau/VisitNorfolkMid Atlantic AME Zion Church 158 Annual Session$5,000.00Norfolk
Norfolk Convention & Visitors Bureau/VisitNorfolkVirginia Baptist State Convention$5,000.00Norfolk
Norfolk Convention & Visitors Bureau/VisitNorfolk79th Annual Holy Convocation$4,500.00Norfolk
Norfolk Convention & Visitors Bureau/VisitNorfolkBoard of Bishops Meeting 2024$5,000.00Norfolk
Norfolk Convention & Visitors Bureau/VisitNorfolkThe National Youth Congress Convention -National Music Conference$5,000.00Norfolk
Norfolk Convention & Visitors Bureau/VisitNorfolkGospel Music Industry Network$10,000.00Norfolk
Norfolk Convention & Visitors Bureau/VisitNorfolkWilliam H. Murphy Ministries$5,000.00Norfolk
Norfolk Convention & Visitors Bureau/VisitNorfolkChurch of God in Christ Board of Bishop Conference$5,000.00Norfolk
Norfolk Convention & Visitors Bureau/VisitNorfolkIFCA International Annual Convention$10,000.00Norfolk
Norfolk Convention & Visitors Bureau/VisitNorfolkMitsubishi Tanabe Pharma National Sales Meeting$2,500.00Norfolk
Norfolk Convention & Visitors Bureau/VisitNorfolk2024 ADEA Allied Dental Program Directors Conference$7,000.00Norfolk
Norfolk Convention & Visitors Bureau/VisitNorfolkGospel Industry Network (GIN)$4,000.00Norfolk
Norfolk Convention & Visitors Bureau/VisitNorfolkEastern Region Meeting$2,500.00Norfolk
Norfolk Convention & Visitors Bureau/VisitNorfolkJehovah’s Witness Regional Convention$5,000.00Norfolk
Norfolk Convention & Visitors Bureau/VisitNorfolkAnnual House of Representatives Meeting/National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, Inc.$10,000.00Norfolk
Greater Richmond Convention CenterChristian Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses Convention$85,000.00Richmond
Greater Richmond Convention Center2023 BWW Summer Jam$25,000.00Richmond
Greater Richmond Convention Center Authority2024 Presbyterian Church in America General Assembly$78,304.00Richmond
Greater Richmond Convention Center AuthorityNational Rural Electric Cooperative Regional Meeting 2023$23,753.00Richmond
Greater Richmond Convention Center AuthorityNational Candle Association 2024 Annual Meeting$25,000.00Richmond
Richmond Metropolitan CVB/Richmond Region TourismOmega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. 2023 Third District Convention$10,000.00Richmond
Richmond Metropolitan CVB/Richmond Region TourismCultural Heritage Economic Alliance, Inc. 2023 International Cultural Heritage Educational Summit$15,000.00Richmond
Richmond Metropolitan CVB/Richmond Region Tourism2024 Small Museums Association Conference$15,000.00Richmond
Greater Richmond Convention CenterElevate$25,000.00Richmond
Greater Richmond Convention CenterSpirit Directors International Annual Conference$12,500.00Richmond
Greater Richmond Convention CenterInternational Biomass Conference & Expo$25,000.00Richmond
City of Virginia Beach/CVB2023 – 32nd Annual APSNA Scientific Conference$5,000.00Virginia Beach
City of Virginia Beach/CVB2023 ACP Offshore Conference & Expo$20,000.00Virginia Beach
City of Virginia Beach/CVBWomen’s Ministries 2023 Annual Convention$20,000.00Virginia Beach
City of Virginia Beach/CVBAmerican Academy of Environmental Medicine Fall Conference 2023$5,000.00Virginia Beach
City of Virginia Beach/CVB2023 VTA Annual Meeting$5,000.00Virginia Beach
City of Virginia Beach/CVB2024 IAMI Annual Training$5,000.00Virginia Beach
City of Virginia Beach/CVBIAATI 2023 Southeast Regional Chapter Conference$5,000.00Virginia Beach
City of Virginia Beach/CVBNAFA VCU 2023 Annual Anesthesia Seminar$5,000.00Virginia Beach
City of Virginia Beach/CVBNAESC Annual Conference 2023 Member Meeting and Board Meeting$5,000.00Virginia Beach
City of Virginia Beach/CVBOld Dominion Region Young Life Staff Meeting 2022$5,000.00Virginia Beach
City of Virginia Beach/CVBUCOWF North American Training Conference 2023$5,000.00Virginia Beach
City of Virginia Beach/CVBVMCA 2023 Institutes and Academy$5,000.00Virginia Beach
City of Virginia Beach/CVBVPCMA Annual Convention 2023$5,000.00Virginia Beach
City of Virginia Beach/CVB2023 HRC American Commonwealth Region (ACR) Conference$20,000.00Virginia Beach
City of Virginia Beach/CVBVirginia Assisted Living 2023 Annual Fall Conference$10,000.00Virginia Beach
City of Virginia Beach/CVBVALA 2024 Annual Spring Conference$10,000.00Virginia Beach
City of Virginia Beach/CVBVCPEA 27th Annual Training Conference 2023$5,000.00Virginia Beach
City of Virginia Beach/CVBAAPPR 2024 Annual Conference$35,000.00Virginia Beach
City of Virginia Beach/CVB2023 National Water Quality Monitoring Councils Biennial National Monitoring Conference$11,300.00Virginia Beach
City of Virginia Beach/CVBSSSC 2023 – Holy Convocation$5,000.00Virginia Beach
City of Virginia Beach/CVBATTACh 2023 Annual Conference$10,000.00Virginia Beach
City of Virginia Beach/CVB40th Annual Virginia Convention of Narcotics Anonymous 2023$10,000.00Virginia Beach
City of Virginia Beach2023 Jazz Legacy Foundation Summer Concert Gala$25,000.00Virginia Beach
City of Virginia BeachAuto Glass 2023$20,000.00Virginia Beach
Doubletree by Hilton WilliamsburgPhotographic Society of America 2023 International Photo Festival$15,000.00Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg CompanyBPRO POSSESS VASWP Joint Conference$10,000.00Williamsburg
Town of WythevilleTreasurers’ Association of Virginia Annual Conference$14,525.75Wytheville
Town of WythevilleCelebrate Lavender Conference$6,223.13Wytheville

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Contact

Joni Johnson, CTP, TMP
Director of Sales
jjohnson@virginia.org
804-545-5544
Danish Saadat
National Sales & Marketing Manager
dsaadat@virginia.org
804-545-5543
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