Guidelines 2009TDT 2008 Audience Research

Annual applications are due in the summer for projects which occur during the following year and that will attract patrons from more than 50 miles away (who will, potentially, stay in area hotels overnight). There usually around $1.5 million dollars available. That money was split into three pools for large (up to $150,000 requests), medium (up to $75,000 requests) and small (up to $40,000 requests).  Applicants must receive an average score of at least 80 points out of 100, except in the small request category where a score of 75 is the eligibility threshold, after the high and low scores are removed, to be eligible for funding.

2008 - 2009 Cultural Tourism Funding Documents

• Guidelines and Application 2008 (PDF - 423 KB)
• Key Changes to 08-09 Program (PDF - 265 KB)
  • Detail of Matching Funds (MS Excel - 22 KB)
  • Detail of Matching Funds (PDF- 72.8 KB)
  • Project Budget Summary (MS Excel - 29.5 KB)
  • Project Budget Summary (PDF - 102 KB)

The deadline for application submittals is Monday, August 4, 2008 at 5:00pm. Only online applications will be accepted.

Please note: Due to a MicroEdge system server maintenance scheduled for Sunday, August 3, 2008, the Internet Application software will NOT BE AVAILABLE ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 3, 2008, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 8:00 A.M. ET TO 8:00 P.M. ET. This is the day before the due date, so please plan accordingly.

2008-2009 Cultural Tourism Ranking Scores

• FY09 CT Scores Ranking - Small Request (PDF - 93 KB)
• FY09 CT Scores Ranking - Medium Request (PDF - 94 KB)
• FY09 CT Scores Ranking - Large Request (PDF - 100 KB)

Contact the Arts & Cultural Affairs Office for an application. Applicants must be a 501-c-3 museum that owns their building or a publicly owned and operated auditorium or museum. Maximum funding is $500,000 per year and up to $1.5 million over five years for a project. There is a total of $1.5 million available for the coming year.

2008 - 2009 Cultural Facilities Funding Documents

• Guidelines 2009 (PDF - 573 KB)

To give you an idea of what has been approved in the past, below is a list of all previously funded projects. Please call (407) 836-5540 with any questions or email Terry.Olson@ocfl.net. All applications are available for viewing and study at:

Arts & Cultural Affairs Office
450 E. South Street, Suite 345
Orlando, FL 32801

Those receiving funding must agree to abide by the USA Patriot Act.  A summary and link to the full text of that act can be found at http://www.lifeandliberty.gov/highlights.htm

Click here to view past recipients of this funding.