Hotel and Motel Tax Fund Request for Support

The City of Morris receives a percent of the tax paid on hotel and motel stays in the city limits. A portion of that tax is reinvested in the community through grants supporting events and initiatives generating overnight hotel stays. Not-for-profit, charitable, cultural, and educational organizations are invited to apply. As events and initiatives successfully attract out-of-area visitors to stay in Morris hotels and motels, funding will continue to be made available for this purpose.

Priority is given to organizations/events with a track record of:

1. Drawing nonresidents to stay in Morris hotels (the source of available funding)
2. Attracting positive media coverage to promote Morris as a destination
3. Yielding a benefit back to the local economy greater than the resources invested
4. Acquiring multiple sources of support, rather than relying on the City of Morris as its primary revenue source.

The application period is closed.

If you are a first-time applicant or have questions, please contact Julie Wilkinson, Business Development Director, at [email protected] or (815) 941-3685 before applying.