Tourism Accelerator Grant - Application Form

Section 1: Business/Organization Information

Legal Name

Operating Name (If different from legal name)

Address (City or Town, Province, Postal Code)

Phone Number

Website

Canada Revenue Agency Business Number

Ontario Business Registration Number

Is your business or organization owned and controlled by Indigenous Peoples (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit)?

Yes

Primary Contact Person

Title or Role (Owner, partner, director, or other)

Phone Number & Email Address (if different from business)

Please provide a brief description of your business or organization.

Section 2: Project Information

Project Name or Title

Project Start Date (Earliest start date: January 1, 2026)

Project End Date (Latest end date: December 31, 2026)

Project Location (within the City of Port Colborne)

Total Project Budget

Are you partnering with another business or organization to deliver the project?

Yes

If yes, please name the partner business/organization

Please provide a brief summary of the project and the actions you will take to deliver it. (250 words maximum)

Explain how your project will achieve one of the following outcomes. Complete only the outcome relevant to your chosen funding stream.

Lead to the launch of a scalable, long-term experiential product (Product Incubation)
Create a unique, market-ready experiential product (Experience Development)
Host a new tourism event or festival, or expand an existing event or festival with new programming or strategic enhancements (Events)
Promote the destination in partnership with Niagara’s South Coast (Marketing)
Implement sustainable practices, services or workforce training initiatives (Sustainability)

Please use the space below to provide your explanation. (250 words maximum)

Explain whether your project is expected to attract (more or less than) 50% of its target audience from more than 40 kilometres away, and how. (250 words maximum)

Explain how your project’s anticipated outcomes will support one or more of the program’s priority areas. (250 words maximum)

*Priority areas can be found in the program guidelines.

Identify one or more performance indicators — quantitative or qualitative — you will use to measure your project’s success, and describe how you will track them. (250 words maximum)

Describe the specific aspects of your project that depend on this funding to succeed. (250 words maximum)

Note: The grant is not intended to offset prior or potential financial losses or shortfalls.

Do you see your project continuing or evolving beyond 2026?

Yes

Section 3: Project Budget

Do you anticipate needing TAG funding again next year?

Yes

Please attach a file containing your project budget. Refer to the sample budget for guidance.

The budgeted costs must equal the total project budget provided at the beginning of the application, including both the applicant’s contribution and the requested TAG funding.

The budget must itemize only costs relevant to the project and identify which costs are covered by the applicant and which will be funded by the TAG program.

Please attach your budget below.

One file only.
32 MB limit.
Allowed types: txt rtf odf pdf doc docx ppt pptx xls xlsx.

Section 4: Attestation

Please sign below to attest that the information in this application is accurate and complete.

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Please enter the date of signing,