PIERRE — Journey South Dakota’s Tourism Promoting Promotion Grant program has awarded a complete of $163,110 to help South Dakota’s tourism trade and enhance visitation to tourism-related occasions.

“From native occasions to massive celebrations, South Dakota occasions of every kind will have the ability to use these funds to have fun the distinctive components of our state,” mentioned James Hagen, secretary of the South Dakota Division of Tourism. “We’re so excited to supply help to those superb South Dakota occasions.”

The aim of the TAP Grant program is to supply advertising and marketing funds to tourism-related occasions resembling festivals, concert events, rodeos and powwows. This grant program is concentrated on offering funding to occasions in smaller cities, cities, and rural areas of the state, however entities and occasions of all sizes had been inspired to use. The grants vary from $1,000 to $10,000.

Award recipients embrace: Arlington Days (Arlington), Rally Occasion in Belle Fourche (Belle Fourche), Deadwood Mardi Gras (Deadwood), Eurekafest (Eureka), South Dakota Chislic Competition (Freeman), Jesse James Days (Garretson), Geddes one hundred and twenty fifth Anniversary/Geddes Fur Dealer Days (Geddes), Sunflower Competition (Highmore), 1880 Practice Vacation Categorical (Hill Metropolis), Irene Rodeo (Irene), The Haunting of Keystone (Keystone), Neutrino Day (Lead), Sitting Bull Stampede (Mobridge), Again Forty Beef and Journey Farm (Pierpont), Oahe Winter Competition (Pierre/Fort Pierre), Chinook Days (Spearfish), Sturgis Artwork Competition & Legendary Sturgis Battle of the Bands (Sturgis), Pumpkin Fest (Webster), and Mazing Acres’ Fall Competition (Yankton).

For extra details about the Tourism Promoting Promotion Grant, go to SDVisit.com/TAP.

The South Dakota Division of Tourism is comprised of Journey South Dakota and the South Dakota Arts Council. The division is led by Hagen.