Round 2023 Co-op Award Recipients

Congratulations to this year’s grant recipients, announced August 11, 2023. View the full list here.

Traditional Cooperative Marketing Program

What’s New in 2023

• New Salesforce application portal (see below)
• In-State vs. Out-of-State marketing funding change
• And more! Read the Round 2023 Co-op Guidelines

For more information on the co-op program, click here.

New Co-op Application Portal

The Utah Office of Tourism has transferred the application process of the Traditional Cooperative Marketing Program to Salesforce in alignment with the other grants offered by the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (GOEO). The format of the application remains the same as years prior, the hosting platform and URL link to apply have changed. The previous Simpleview Extranet URL link will not work and your username and password will not transfer over.

If you have previously applied for a grant with the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (Utah Outdoor Recreation Grant, Rural County Grant, etc.) use that login information to access the cooperative marketing program application. If you have not applied for a grant opportunity with GOEO before, select “New User?”

Access the new application portal by visiting the following link: goed.my.salesforce-sites.com/econ

EDA-ARPA Grant Update

Round 2 of the EDA-ARPA grant application portal will open in Summer 2023, the exact date to be determined.

The 3 opportunities include:

• Feasibility/Economic Impact Studies – maximum funding at $50,000
• Product Development Studios – maximum funding at $50,000
• Implementation Grant – maximum funding at $25,000

Please note – after the application portal closes, the UOT ARPA Grant Committee will review all fully submitted applications and either decline or “conditionally approve” them. From there, applications that have scored enough points are forwarded to the Economic Development Administration (EDA) to conduct their review. This federal review process can take 30-60 days.

The Community and Partner Relations team will host a webinar prior to the application portal opening to provide additional details on the second round of applications and potential projects/ideas. Stay tuned to the UOT industry website for updated information.

UOT Grants Contact:
Kevin Blomquist, Grants Compliance Specialist
[email protected], 435-899-9221