Travel Montana, Department of Commerce

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Travel Montanas Tourism Infrastructure
Investment Program (TIIP) http//travelmontana.st
ate.mt.us
Travel Montana, Department of Commerce
2003
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TIIP RESULTS 1995-2002

• 35 Brick Mortar Projects
• 27 Montana Communities
• 1.6 million tourism bed tax invested
• gt 21 million in projects assisted

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TIIP ASSISTED PROJECTS

• 15 Museums
• 9 MT Historic Sites
• 3 State Parks
• 2 New Attractions
• 2 Wildlife Centers
• 2 Historic Theaters
• 1 Art Center
• 1 Multi-Use Facility

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STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN

• Create TIIP Grants
• Infrastructure Development System
• Community Assessment Grants
• TIIP Grants
• LC Grants
• SEGP

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TIIP ELEMENTS

• Competitive Grant Process
• 33-37 Applications/Yr
• Grant Pool 150,000-350,000/Year
• 2 million in Funding Requests each Year
• Brick Mortar Projects

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TIIP ELEMENTS (contd)

• IRS Recognized Non-Profit Sponsor
• Hard Match 1 match/2 Grant
• Minimum Grant 20,000
• Minimum Project 30,000
• Maximum Grant Grant Pool Amount

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TIIP PROJECT SELECTION

• 7-8 Member Scoring Committee
• 4-5 Tourism Advisory Council
• - Commerce Director
• TM Staff
• 30-40 Days For Individual Review Scoring

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TIIP PROJECT SELECTION (contd)

• TIIP Project Applications Scored on
• Project Description Administration
• Financial Profile
• Compatibility Appeal
• Need

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TIIP THE BASIC QUESTIONS

• Attract New Visitors?
• Keep Current Visitors Longer?
• Help Visitors Spend More ?
• Without TIIP , Will Historical/Cultural Treasure
  Be Lost?

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TIIP PRIORITIES

• High Priority
• Historical Cultural Preservation
  Interpretation
• Completing Projects
• Low Priority
• Start Up
• VICs and stand-alone restrooms

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TIIP PROJECTSNEW ATTRACTIONS

• National Lewis Clark Heritage Trail
  Interpretive Center, Great Falls, MT
• 6 million project
• Strong Public/Private Partners Support
• 200,000 TIIP Grant for local match of 3 million
• 1st Largest Grant

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TIIP PROJECTSNEW ATTRACTIONS

• Charlie Russell Chew-Choo, Lewistown, MT
• Chamber of Community of 8,000 Purchased 267,000
  Dinner/Tour Train Rolling Stock
• Tourism Assessment Program Graduate
• 30,000 Grant helped make 1st bank payment

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Custer Country 8 Projects TIIP 290,797

• Chief Plenty Coups State Park, Pryor
• Pictograph Cave State Park, Billings
• Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings
• Moss Mansion, Billings
• ZooMontana, Bighorn Sheep Exhibit, Plains Habitat
  Prep, Billings

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Custer Country TIIP Projects - Total 7.310 m

• Makoshika State Park Amphitheater, Glendive
• Makoshika State Park Group Picnic Shelter,
  Glendive
• Museum of Irrigated Agriculture, Huntley Project

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Gold West Country 6 Projects - TIIP 296,006

• World Museum of Mining, Butte
• The Reid Building Museum, Twin Bridges
• MT Wildlife Rehabilitation Center Nature Park,
  Helena

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Gold West Country TIIP Projects -Total 2.382 m

• Hangmans Building Restoration, Virginia City
• Old Montana Prison, Deer Lodge
• Rialto Community Theatre, Deer Lodge

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Glacier Country 7 Projects TIIP 295,361

• Daly Mansion, Hamilton, MT
• NWMHS/Central School Museum, Kalispell
• Seeley/Swan Historical Museum/VIC
• Conrad Mansion, Kalispell

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Glacier CountryTIIP Projects - Total 1.873

• Miracle of America Museum, Polson
• Historic Savenac Nursery, Haugan
• St. Marys Mission, Stevensville

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Missouri River Country 4 Projects - TIIP 243,085

• Fort Peck Theater, Fort Peck, MT
• Phillips County Museum, Malta
• Richland Youth Hockey/Community Event Center,
  Sidney
• Robinson House, Malta
• Total TIIP 695,070

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Russell Country 8 Projects TIIP 459,839

• LC Interpretive Center, Great Falls
• Blaine County Wildlife Museum, Chinook
• Old Trail Museum, Choteau
• Childrens Museum of Montana, Great Falls

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Russell Country TIIP Project Total 8.881 m

• Wahkpa Chugn Archeological/BuffaloJump Site,
  Havre
• High Plains Heritage Center, Great Falls
• Charlie Russell Chew Choo Tour Train, Lewistown
• Historic Fort Benton Reconstruction, Fort Benton

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Yellowstone Country 2 Project - TIIP 94,026

• Peaks to Plains Museum, Red Lodge
• Livingston Depot Center
• TIIP Total 789,588

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TIIP TIMELINE

• March -- Updated Applications Available
• June Announce Grant Pool Amount, Formally
  Solicit Applications
• August 1 Applications need to be in Travel
  Montana Office by 5 p.m.
• August/Sept Scoring Process
• October Funding Recommendations Presented
  Approved