hmmm that explains all the Dutch folks getting off at Richard street with their JC maps looking for the New York Bay Cemetery.

Jersey City, Hudson County given $117K in state tourism funding

October 02, 2012, 3:46 PM
By Ron Zeitlinger/The Jersey Journal

Two agencies in Hudson County have received more than $117,000 in state funding to promote tourism, Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno announced today.

The Jersey City Economic Development Corp. received $114,000 and the Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs received $3,551 in Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) grants from more than $1.3 million handed out in New Jersey.

"Tourism is one of New Jersey's largest and most popular industries, generating $38 billion in economic activity and 312,000 jobs," said Guadagno, who oversees the Division of Travel and Tourism as Secretary of State. "These grants are an important and proven ingredient to successfully promote the unique historical, cultural, and
natural attractions that exist in every corner of our state."

DMOs work with entertainment venues, restaurants, retail outlets, and hotels to promote a municipality or region's historical, cultural, and artistic attractions. Each grant application is reviewed by an independent panel with granting, marketing, and tourism experience.

To receive funding, applicants had to demonstrate quality work, a clear demonstration of how their project will contribute to the state's tourism industry, and how their project fits within the Division of Travel and Tourism's priorities.

"The Division of Travel and Tourism awards these grants ... to provide critical promotional services in their respective geographic areas as premier tourist destinations," said Grace Hanlon, executive director of the Division of Travel and Tourism.

Destination Marketing Organization Grants were awarded to the following:

-- Meadowlands Liberty Convention and Visitors Bureau, Rutherford $150,000
-- Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority, Atlantic City $74,835
-- Southern Shore Regional Tourism, Cape May Courthouse $141,000
-- Southern Ocean County Chamber, Ship Bottom $141,000
-- Morris County Tourism Bureau, Morristown $141,000
-- Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce and Convention & Visitor Bureau,
Princeton $123,000
-- Shore Region Tourism Council, Neptune $111,000
-- South Jersey Tourism Corp., Sewell $36,072
-- Somerset County Business Partnership, Bridgewater $108,000
-- Sussex County Chamber of Commerce, Newton $102,000
-- Hunterdon County Chamber of Commerce, Flemington $33,000
-- Central New Jersey Convention & Visitors Bureau Middlesex County Regional Chamber $ 36,000

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