The purpose of the RCCVB Grant Assistance Program is to provide cooperative funding to non-profit/profit organizations, attractions, and individual events in the Chillicothe and Ross County area for promotion of an event or program. Promotions will allow the Bureau to participate in the community by providing assistance to eligible candidates and provide an avenue for the organizers of the events to promote the activity thus increasing awareness and the potential for tourism visitation.
The Ross-Chillicothe Convention & Visitors Bureau offers the Promotional Grant Assistance Program (GAP) once per year.
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Submit applications by 3:00pm on March 14, 2025.
Submit by email to: melody@visitchillicotheohio.com
Submit by mail to:
RCCVB GAP Funding
230 N. Plaza Blvd.
Chillicothe, OH 45601
GAP FUNDING AWARDS 2025
Atomic Speedway
Awarded $5,000 to support marketing of the racing season
Chillicothe Half Marathon
Awarded $1,500 to support marketing of the 2025 event
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Awarded $2,500 for marketing the 2025 Gus Macker
Paper City Mentoring Project
Awarded $1,000 for marketing the inaugural Pickleball Tournament
Pump House Center for the Arts
Awarded $500 for marketing the 2025 Juneteenth Program
Ross County Historical Society
Awarded $1,000 to promote a new interpretive piece highlighting the Museums of Ross County
Downtown Chillicothe
Awarded $3,500 for promotion of Sands in the Streets, BeachFest, and BrewFest.
Southern Ohio Forest Rally
Awarded $5,000 to promote this year’s event.
The Buck Fifty
Awarded $2,500 for promotion of the annual event.
The Scioto Society
Awarded $2,500 to promote the Wilderness Access Pass