Tourist Development Tax (TDT) Funding Interest Indicator

Applicant Information

Applicant Organization

Primary Contact

Phone

Mailing Address

Organization governance (ex. publicly owned, privately owned, 501c-3, other non-profit)

Project Description

Describe the project or purpose of the TDT grant request. (300 words or less)

Project operation (ex. directly operated by applicant, contracted operator, not-for-profit sub-group):

If project not operated by applicant, identify entity operating project:

Is this a new project or existing project?

Describe the expected development timeline of the project. Include: On what date did the project development begin? What stage is the project currently in? What is the date of estimated first operation? (300 words or less)

Has your organization received any TDT funding for this project in the past? If so, when was funding, and how much funding, was received?

Statute Allowable Use

Florida Statute 125.0104 outlines the authorized uses of the Tourist Development Tax. The authorized uses are listed below. Please check the box for the section that applies to your project:

1. Fund publicly owned and operated convention centers, sports stadiums, sports arenas, coliseums, auditoriums

2. Fund auditoriums that are publicly owned but operated by organizations exempt from federal taxation pursuant to 26 U.S.C. s. 501(c)(3) and open to the public

3. Fund aquariums and museums that are publicly owned and operated or owned and operated by not-for-profit organizations and open to the public

4. Promote zoological parks that are publicly owned and operated or owned and operated by not-for-profit organizations and open to the public

5. Promote and advertise tourism nationally and internationally

6. Fund convention bureaus, tourist bureaus, and tourist information centers

7. Finance beach park facilities, or beach, channel, estuary, lake, or lagoon improvement, maintenance, renourishment, restoration, and erosion control

8. If at least 40% of all tourist development tax revenues collected in the county are spent to promote and advertise tourism, and certain other legal requirements are satisfied, a county may use funds to acquire, construct, extend, enlarge, remodel, repair, improve, maintain, operate, or finance public facilities, if the public facilities are needed to increase tourist-related business activities in the county. They may be used for any related land acquisition, land improvement, design and engineering costs, and all other professional and related costs required to bring the public facilities into service. As used in this subparagraph, the term “public facilities” means major capital improvements that have a life expectancy of 5 or more years, including, but not limited to, transportation, sanitary sewer, solid waste, drainage, potable water, and pedestrian facilities. (Orange County does not meet this threshold and is only at 30%.)

Project Budget

How much is the total cost of the proposed project?

How much TDT funding are you requesting for this project?

How much have you raised to date for the project?

Where will the rest of the project funding come from? (100 words or less)

When is this project estimated to begin?

What years do you estimate TDT will be requested and how much?

2024: $

2030: $

2025: $

2031: $

2026: $

2032: $

2027: $

2033: $

2028: $

2034: $

2029: $

Economic Impact and Enhanced Tourism

How will the proposed project enhance visitation from areas outside Orange, Seminole, Brevard, Lake and Osceola counties? (300 words or less)

What is the return on investment (ROI) Orange County can expect from the proposed project? (300 words or less)

What TDT funding has your organization received in the last 10 years:

How much?

When?

Purpose?

Source? (Direct Allocation, Arts & Cultural TDT grants, Application Review Committee (ARC), Sports Incentive Committee, etc.)