The Greater Merrimack Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMVCVB) is pleased to announce that their FY25 mini-grant applications cycle is now open through the deadline of Friday, January 31st at 5pm EST. For the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2025. All projects must be invoiced from the vendor to GMVCVB no later than May 15, 2025.
The GMVCVB plays a vital role in promoting the region as a year-round leisure, sports, educational, and business travel destination. Our region has a lot to offer both domestic and international visitors, including history, culture, cuisine, fairs, festivals and outdoor activities. By focusing on the 21 cities and towns in the GMVCVB region, the GMVCVB works to support marketing efforts of local organizations and businesses that align with its mission of generating revenue through tourism. This collaborative approach helps to showcase the area’s attractions, events, and services, boosting local economies.
GMVCVB is designated as a Regional Tourism Council (RTC). The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is divided into sixteen individual tourism regions and each region is marketed by the designated RTC, a nonprofit, membership-based organization. RTCs develop regional advertising, public relations, networking and education as well as hosted buyer programs (familiarization “FAM” tours), attend trade shows to sell the region to international, national and bus tour and educational operators. The GMVCVB is busy with initiatives to market the region through the year with grant funding from the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism (MOTT).
The GMVCVB will consider mini-grant applications for advertising projects devoted to marketing an event, attraction, business, service, or cultural offering. The marketing project must be targeted, at least partially, at potential visitors to our area. (“Visitor” is defined as one who travels more than 50 miles or who stays overnight.) The mini-grant applicant does not need to be a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.