The Virignia Tourism Corporation has awarded more than $2.7 million in matching grant and reimbursable sponsorship funds to 259 tourism programs across the state, according to the governor’s office. Many of those are in Southwest and Southside.
The three biggest awards statewide were $45,000 to the city of Salem, $40,000 to the Smyth County Tourism Association and $39,100 to Damascus.
Here’s the full list for Southwest and Southside:
Academy Center of the Arts, Lynchburg, Blackwater Music Festival, $5,000
Across the Way Productions, Floyd, FloydFest 2022, $5,000
Appomattox for Equality, Appomattox, Juneteenth Celebration, $10,000
Balloons over Rockbridge, Lexington, Balloons over Rockbridge Hot Air Balloon and Music Festival, $10,000
Beaver Dam Farm Sunflowers, Buchanan, Beaver Dam Farm Sunflower Festival, $20,000
Bedford Tourism, Bedford, Destination Bedford Disc Golf, $19,590
Birthplace of Country Music, Bristol, Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion/Where Country Music Began, $25,000
Blue Ridge Crossroads Economic Development Authority, Galax, Blue Ridge Crossroads Regional Tourism Campaign, $5,000
Central Virginia Business Coalition, Forest, Building Bedford, $20,000
City of Galax, Galax, Galax DMO, $10,000
City of Salem Tourism, Salem, Bike Carvins Cove/Salem Fair/Summertime Fun in Salem, $45,000
County of Brunswick, Lawrenceville, Get a Taste of Brunswick County, $2,500
Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History, Danville, Share What You Love: Weaving together Danville’s story, $10,000
Danville Office of Economic Development, Danville, Visitors Guide/City of Danville and Pittsylvania County, $20,000
Dickenson County, Clintwood, “Thrills from the Hollers to the Hills,” $20,000
Discover Bristol, Bristol, Discover Bristol’s Winter Wonderland/Bristol is for Entertainment Lovers, $30,000
Floyd County, Calling All Outdoor Enthusiasts, $15,000
Friends of Southwest Virginia, Abingdon, Southwest Virginia – Visit a Different Side of Virginia Marketing and Public Relations Campaign, $20,000
Galax Fire Department, Galax, HoustonFest, $10,000
Galax Moose Lodge #733, Galax, 86th Old Fiddlers Convention, $10,000
Glencoe Masion, Museum and Gallery, Radford, Mary Draper Ingles: The Journey Home, $5,000
Grayson County, The Old, the New, the Highest and You/Share the Music, Share the Adventure, Share What you Love, $29,945
Halifax County Chamber of Commerce, Halifax, Virginia Cantaloupe Festival, $5,000
Halifax County Department of Tourism, South Boston, Halifax County Field Trips/Taste of Halifax, $21,000
Highland County Chamber of Commerce, Monterey, Highland County Maple Festival, $20,000
Historical Society of Western Virginia, Roanoke, A New Look at Link, $2,650
Honaker Redbud Festival, Honaker, 40th Annual Honaker Redbud Festival, $5,500
JBR Vineyards, Radford, Stay, Play, Dine, Wine, $5,000
Lexington and Rockbridge Area Tourism, Lexington, Wanderlove: Rocking Rockbridge Summer Six, $10,000
Lime Kiln Arts, Lexington, Summer Concert Series, $10,000
Mount Rogers Regional Partnership, Wytheville, Quality of Life Campaign, $5,000
National D-Day Memorial Foundation, Bedford, National D-Day Memorial Web Redesign, $5,000
Pennington Gap, Pennington Gap Trip/Lee County/Outdoor Entertainment Events/Lee County Tobacco Festival, $30,000
Prince Edward County, A Wonderful Week(end): Wellness, Working Remotely, Working Out, $20,000
Pulaski County, Play Outside/Pulaski County’s Sounds of Summertime, $25,000
Ralph Stanley Museum, Clintwood, Ralph Stanley Museum, $10,000
Ride Gravista LLC, Lexington, Gravista 2023, $2,350
River Rock Entertainment, dba Dr Pepper Park at the Bridges, Roanoke, Dr Pepper Park Summer of Fun!, $5,000
Roanoke City Parks and Recreation, Roanoke, Go Outside Festival, $20,000
Roanoke Outside Foundation, Roanoke, Blue Ridge Marathon/Down by Downtown, $10,000
Roanoke Valley, Roanoke, Summer Adventures in Virginia’s Blue Ridge, $20,000
Rooster Walk, Axton, Rooster Walk 12 Music & Arts Festival, $10,000
Sandy River Outdoor Adventures, Rice, Adventure Virginia, $5,000
Scott County, Gate City, Stay a Week. A Month. A Lifetime, $20,000.
Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce, Moneta
SML Data Driven Targeted Digital/Smith Mountain Lake Wine Festival/Now That You’ve Found Us, Come Back and Explore, $30,000
Smyth County Tourism, Marion, Find Your Fun This Weekend in Smyth County/Hungry Mother Festival/ Music and More in the Mount Rogers High Country, $40,000
South Hill Chamber of Commerce, South Hill, Virginia is for Lovers of Hometown Christmas 2022, $10,000
Southern Gap Outdoor Adventure, Grundy, Southern Gap Mountain Mayhem, $10,000
Southwest VA, Heart of Appalachia – St. Paul, Streams and Strings/Appalachian Backroads, $30,000
SRC Productions, Stuart, Stuart Beach Music Festival, $10,000
St. Paul Tomorrow, St. Paul, Clinch River Days Festival/Pack Your Bags and Leave Tonight, $30,000
The Barter Foundation, Abingdon, Stay and Play in Abingdon, $20,000
The IRONMAN Group, Roanoke, IRONMAN 70.3 Carilion Clinic Virginia’s Blue Ridge, $10,000
Town of Big Stone Gap, Blue Highway Fest/Heritage Music Week, $30,000
Town of Boydton, Historic Walking Tour, $5,000
Town of Christiansburg, Rockin’ Main Street, $1,250
Town of Clarksville, Town Website Modernization, $5,732
Town of Damascus, Eat, Play, Stay in Trail Town USA/Appalachian Trail Days Festival, $39,100
Town of Haysi, Hasyi’s Russell Fork Autumn Fest $5,000
Town of Lebanon, CedarFest, $5,000
Town of Rocky Mount, Discover Rocky Mount, $10,000
Twin Creeks Distillery, Rocky Mount, Virginia Spirits Shine Bright in Downtown Rocky Mount and Franklin County’s Moonshoone Capital, $10,000
Uptown Partnership, Martinsville, SEARCH(s) – Sharing the Excitement of Arts, Recreation, Culture, History and Sports in Martinsville Henry County, $5,000
Virginia Amateur Sports, Lynchburg, Virginia Commonwealth Games, $20,000
Virginia Highlands Festival, Abingdon, 73rd Annual Summer Virginia Highlands Festival/Connecting with Creativity and Craftsmanship, $30,000
William King Museum of Art, Abingdon, Misletoe Market/The Long Rifle in Virginia and The Open Road: The Art of the Motorcycle Exhibition, $20,000
Wytheville Convention & Visitors Bureau, Wytheville, Get Lost in the Moments, Not the Crowd/Catch Your Breath in Wytheville, $30,000