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Lamont McClure is requesting that Northampton County Council approve $1,020,299 for 51 Hotel Tax Grants at its October meeting. Hotel Tax Grants are funded through the County’s tax on hotels and Airbnbs. For a project to be eligible, it must enhance tourism and/or promote community development within the county and be completed within the 2022 Calendar Year.
“With our extensive parks and trail system, museums, art organizations and farm shows, Northampton County is a prime destination for people who love the outdoors, history and culture,” says Lamont McClure. “Our Hotel Tax grants help to make events like Musikfest, living history exhibitions and concerts possible increasing tourism in our area.”
Hotel Tax Grants are awarded through a competitive process. Applications are screened by the Hotel Tax Review Committee which forwards its recommendations to the County Executive.
The grants are distributed at the discretion of County Council. Applicants must either be a federally registered non-profit entity, 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4), or a municipal entity located within Northampton County.
The Hotel Tax Grant Review Committee has made the following recommendations to the County Executive for funding in 2022.
| Applicant | Project | Recommended Funding | |
| 1 | ArtsQuest | Chriskindlmarkt 2021/Musikfest 2022 | $100,000 |
| 2 | Bach Choir of Bethlehem | Bach Choir of Bethlehem | $ 33,500 |
| 3 | Ballet Guild of the Lehigh Valley | The Nutcracker | $ 15,000 |
| 4 | Bethlehem Economic
Development Corporation |
Southside Ambassadors Program | $ 50,000 |
| 5 | Bethlehem Township | Johnston Mansion Open House &
Tours |
$ 3,000 |
| 6 | Bethlehem Township | Community Days Festival | $ 5,000 |
| 7 | Blue Valley Farm Show | Blue Valley Farm Show | $ 15,000 |
| 8 | Borough of Hellertown | Music in the Park | $ 4,000 |
| 9 | Borough of N. Catasauqua | N. Catasauqua Community Day | $ 2,100 |
| 10 | Borough of N. Catasauqua | N. Catasauqua Summer Concert
Series |
$ 4,000 |
| 11 | Borough of Northampton | Landscaping, Marking plans targeting
trail users, Northampton 2022-2025 |
$ 22,000 |
| 12 | Bushkill Township Volunteer
Fire Company |
Carnival Funding Assistance | $ 5,000 |
| 13 | Celtic Cultural Alliance | Celtic Classic Highland Games &
Festival |
$ 75,000 |
| 14 | City of Easton | Delaware Canal Park Improvements | $ 25,000 |
| 15 | City of Easton | Easton Winter Village 2021 | $ 50,000 |
| 16 | Community Action
Committee of the Lehigh Valley |
Slate Belt Marketing and Promotion | $ 10,000 |
| 17 | Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor | Beyond Rosie and Rivets Exhibition
and D&L Digital Marketing Campaign |
$ 7,500 |
| 18 | Greater Easton Development
Partnership |
Easton Ambassadors | $ 50,000 |
| 19 | Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce
Foundation |
Northampton Uptown Street Fair | $ 3,400 |
| 20 | Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce
Foundation |
Christmas City Citizen’s Committee Décor Expansion | $ 50,000 |
| 21 | Hanover Township | 2021/2022 Tree Lightings | $ 2,200 |
| 22 | Historic Bangor Business
Assoc. |
HBBA Downtown Events & Summer
Concert Series |
$ 5,000 |
| 23 | Historic Bethlehem Museum & Sites | Blacksmith Program | $ 10,000 |
| 24 | Historic Bethlehem Museum
& Sites |
Heritage Tours | $ 12,000 |
| 25 | Historic Bethlehem Museum
& Sites |
Marketing | $ 50,000 |
| 26 | Horner’s Cemetery Historical
Society |
Signs & Stones for HCHS | $ 3,000 |
| 27 | Iron Pigs Charities | Continuation of Charitable & Tourism
Events |
$100,000 |
| 28 | Jacobsburg Historical Society | Jacobsburg Annual Living History Events 2021-2022 | $ 8,600 |
| 29 | Karl Stirner Arts Trail, Inc | KSAT Interactive Trail Map &
Visitors’ Guide |
$ 7,500 |
| 30 | Kellyn Foundation | VegStock 2022 | $ 4,500 |
| 31 | Lehigh Valley Community
Broadcasters Assoc. WDIY |
Arts, Cultural and Educational
Marketing/Promotion |
$ 10,000 |
| 32 | Lehigh Valley Public
Telecommunications PBS 39 |
PBS 39 Summer Series and Summer
Jam |
$ 15,000 |
| 33 | Lower Mt Bethel Township | Lower Mt. Bethel Community Day
2022 |
$ 5,000 |
| 34 | Moore Township | Community Days | $ 5,000 |
| 35 | Moravian Historical Society | MHS Community Events & Tourism | $ 20,000 |
| 36 | Moravian University | Docents on Main | $ 20,000 |
| 37 | National Museum of
Industrial History |
Steel Weekend & Steelworkers
Reunion 2022 |
$ 7,600 |
| 38 | National Museum of
Industrial History |
Vertical Access Project | $ 40,000 |
| 39 | Nazareth Center for the Arts | Concert Operations & Advertising | $ 5,500 |
| 40 | Nazareth Economic
Development Commission |
NEDC Advertising | $ 7,500 |
| 41 | Northampton County
Historical & Genealogical Society |
Passport to History Marketing Support | $ 11,000 |
| 42 | Northampton County
Historical & Genealogical Society |
Support of NCHGS Mission | $ 35,800 |
| 43 | Nurture Nature Center | Promoting Agro-tourism in
Northampton County |
$ 13,100 |
| 44 | Palmer Township | Palmer Community Weekend | $ 10,000 |
| 45 | Slate Belt Heritage Center | Beyond the Museum | $ 6,900 |
| 46 | State Theatre Center for the
Arts |
Re-opening and recovery plan | $ 50,000 |
| 47 | Steelworkers’ Archives | Steeples and Steel | $ 5,800 |
| 48 | Touchstone Theatre | Christmas Follies 2021 | $ 3,500 |
| 49 | Touchstone Theatre | Christmas Follies 2022 | $ 3,500 |
| 50 | Upper Nazareth Township | Upper Nazareth Township
Community Days |
$ 7,799 |
| 51 | Wilson Borough | Wilson Borough Annual Celebration | $ 5,000 |
Information provided to TVL by:
Becky Bartlett
Deputy Director of Administration
Northampton County Government Center
669 Washington Street
Easton, PA 18042
https://www.northamptoncounty.org/
