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• Contracted Services: This is not employees that receive a W2 from your organization. Actual
<br /> monetary amount paid, not in-kind or sponsorship value. Examples include administrative,
<br /> technical, consultant, CPA, lawyer, event coordinator, artist, photographer,videographer, set
<br /> up/tear down labor, etc.
<br /> • Venue Rental:Actual monetary amount paid, not in-kind or sponsorship value
<br /> • Equipment Rental:Rental only-grant cannot be used to purchase equipment. Projectors, sound
<br /> system, portable toilets, chairs, tables, linens, installation equipment, etc.
<br /> • Supplies/Materials: Materials that are used for proposed event only and not for general daily
<br /> use. Art materials, set up/tear down cleanup, paper goods, etc.
<br /> • Advertising/Promotion:Actual monetary amount paid, not in-kind or sponsorship value.
<br /> Traditional, digital, and social media, collateral printing, influencer, etc.Tourism Grant and Spark
<br /> Tourism Grant requires 15%of awarded funds be used for paid advertising targeted at least 50
<br /> miles outside the San Marcos city limits.
<br /> • Transportation/Shipping/Postage:Travel for event's out of town featured artists, musicians,
<br /> director, speaker, etc.that isn't already included in their contracted fee. Shipping, postage and
<br /> delivery fees for sending related materials.
<br /> • Lodging: This is part of your total budget but cannot be paid by grant funds. Accommodations
<br /> for event's out of town featured artists, musicians, director, speaker, etc. that isn't already
<br /> included in their contracted fee.
<br /> • Food/Beverage: This is part of your total budget but cannot be paid by grant funds. This does
<br /> not include in-kind or sponsorship value.
<br /> • Other:Anything that does not fit in one of the above categories. Items like City Event permits,
<br /> security, insurance, licensing and royalty fees to use musical scores or plays, costumes, etc.
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<br /> Expense category totals are calculated in applicant's detailed budget template.Totals are then input in
<br /> the online grant application budget expense form section. In the expense sample below,the total event
<br /> budget is$7,000. Grant request can be up to $3,500. Actual award amount requested is not guaranteed.
<br /> If a Tourism Grant or Spark Tourism Grant, 15%of grant award needs to be included for paid advertising.
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