M id A tlantic Real Estate Journal — DelMarVa — December 18 - January 14, 2020 — 5A D el M ar V a
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+$7.7 million in funding awards to seven organizations as part of the recovery effort Division of Small Business announce Travel, TourismandOutdoorRecreationFunding Awards
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industry in Delaware employs more than 44,000 people and is an important part of our state’s workforce and econo- my. It is critical that we do everything we can to support the industry,” said secretary of state Jeff Bullock . “The orga- nizations receiving the funds today have found creative solutions to help our state’s tourism industry recover from the pandemic and prepare for future challenges.” “A robust arts and culture industry is directly linked to Delaware’s tourism indus- try and to our state’s overall economic recovery from CO-
and perform an economic impact study. • $1.7 million to Delaware State University in collabora- tion with the University of Delaware to expand current programs, including DSU’s Hospitality & Tourism Man- agement degree, to support the rebuilding of the travel and tourism industry in Dela- ware. Funds will also be used to create familiarization tours for a targeted audience of na- tional as well as international admission officers and other officials who make recom- mendations to students and parents regarding colleges or
universities in the U.S. Tours will target those students interested in tourism-related industries, including hotel and restaurant management, fa- cilities management, museum studies, and culinary arts. • $751,262 to the Greater Wilmington Convention and Visitor’s Bureau for a multi- faceted “Welcome All” regional campaign targeting travelers along the eastern corridor from New York to Virginia. The campaign will highlight the many diverse treasures of New Castle County, the City of Wilmington, and the region’s unique neighborhoods. MAREJ
VID-19,” said Delaware Arts Alliance interim executive di- rector Lorraine Poling . “Our team has created a compre- hensive and thoughtful plan to use these funds to engage our communities and assist the tourism industry in rebuilding and remaining sustainable into the future.” The funding announced on Thursday will include: • $1 million to the Delaware Arts Alliance to produce an interactive, publicly available map of Delaware’s creative economy; create comprehen- sive recovery plans for Dela- ware’s Opportunity Zones;
ILMINGTON, DE — Governor John Carney and the
Delaware Division of Small Business announced more than $7.7 million in funding awards to seven organizations as part of the recovery effort for the travel, tourism, and outdoor recreation industries. The funds are part of the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) $750 million American Res- cue Plan Travel, Tourism & Outdoor Recreation program, which provided $510 million in State Tourism grants and $240 million in Competitive Tour- ism grants to be awarded to advance the economic recovery and resiliency of communities where the travel, tourism, and outdoor recreation industries were hardest hit by the coro- navirus pandemic. Delaware received over $7 million of those funds and announced a request for proposals (RFPs) in November. “Delaware’s tourism industry was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and continues to face challenges as it rebuilds,” said Governor Carney. “The organizations receiving fund- ing today will provide a boost to the industry by maintaining quality jobs and encouraging travelers to visit our state’s many destinations.” “The $3.2 billion tourism else the thriving and exciting city of Newark has to offer. The Grove sits just a mile from the University of Delaware campus with its 4,500 employ- ees and 25,000 students. The Grove also offers easy access to Wilmington and Philadelphia with I-95 just minutes away. “The Grove at Newark takes an urban planning approach to an existing site to turn that into a fantastic destina- tion not seen anywhere else in Newark,” McCauley said. “The retail combined with the restaurants combined with the outdoor eating and gathering areas, the passive recreation with the bike trails coming all the way through the site, along with 306 high-end class A apartment homes, makes The Grove at Newark a one- of-a-kind destination.” MAREJ continued from page 4A The Martin Architectural Group . . .
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