County Executive Lamont McClure and the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) recently announced that County Council approved $1,020,299 for 51 Hotel Tax Grants. 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 and be completed within the 2022 calendar year.

“Northampton County’s Hotel Tax Grants promote culture and increase tourism to our area,” said McClure. “Municipal festivals, our park and trail system, art organizations, living history exhibitions and events like Musikfest are instrumental in bringing art, theater and music to our communities.”

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 nonprofit entity, 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4), or a municipal entity located within Northampton County.

Hotel Tax Grants

recipients

1. ArtsQuest Chriskindlmarkt 2021/Musikfest 2022 - $100,000

2. 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 $ 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