Tourism Committee

2022 Saline County Tourism Grant Application

Applications for 2022 grant funding from Saline County lodging tax are now available for Saline County organizations involved in tourism. Groups that were awarded 2021 grants, but were not able to use them due to event cancellations and stalled improvement projects will need to reapply for 2022 dollars. Unused 2021 awards cannot be carried over. Be reminded, however, that improvement grants for 2021 are valid until December 31, 2021, and recipients may still have time to complete them.

Two separate grant applications are available, and are due back in the Saline County Clerk’s office in Wilber, on November 12. One grant application offers monies to promote 2022 events, and the other grant application is for funds to be used to improve and enhance tourism sites.

Applications are available here:
2023 Promotion Grant Application
2023 Improvement Grant Application

Completed applications must be submitted to the committee c/o Saline County Clerk, P.O. Box 865, 215 South Court St., Wilber, Nebraska 68465 by 4 p.m. Friday, November 12, 2021. Recipients will be notified of their awards in December; however monies are not be distributed until final funding specifications are submitted to the committee. Due to travel and other restrictions, revenue from lodging tax is down; however there is money available. (Learn more…)