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DRIVE 2.0 – Grants

Participation in DRIVE 2.0 Community Surveys, Consensus Meetings, and Grants will be available for 30 eligible communities divided into three rounds of 10 communities each. Eligible communities must have a DMO (see Implementation Process). Application periods will take place during the first two weeks of each grant round. 

  1. Round 1: January 2021 – June 2021 (Grant funds available July 2021)
  2. Round 2: July 2021 – December 2021 (Grant funds available January 2022)
  3. Round 3: January 2022 – June 2022 (Grant funds available July 2022)

What can I use the grant funds for?

The grant funds can be used completely towards one or split up between the Promotion, Product Development, or Make the Case/Advocacy project ideas resulting from the DMOs Consensus Meeting findings

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  • DRIVE 2.0 Pre-Qualifier Questionnaire
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Contact Us

For more information, please contact: 

Caitlin Castainca Johnson at ccjohnson@virginia.org

Jacob Bower at jbower@virginia.org 

Judy Watkins at jwatkins@virginia.org 

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