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Acadian and Francophone Tourism Development Program

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The implementation of this financial assistance program for the promotion and development of the Acadian and Francophone tourism product on P.E.I. was made possible through the Canada-Prince Edward Island General Agreement on the Promotion of Official Languages. All promotion and development projects shall be accompanied by a detailed plan of action on the measures to be taken and an evaluation plan. The contribution of the applicant, other government agencies and community partners will be taken into consideration by the program management committee. Financial support from this program cannot exceed 60% of the total project costs. A final report which will include a financial statement and activity report must be submitted in support of all claims.

Program Description
Component 1: Advertising Assistance
The Department will provide financial assistance to non-profit community tourism groups to encourage the development of unique and innovative concepts to keep visitors longer in our communities, ex. packages, kits, posters, brochures, ads, rentals, Web pages, memberships.

Component 2: Assistance for festivals and tourism product/ experiences
The Department will provide financial assistance to non-profit community groups to plan, organize, promote and hold festivals and tourism events. Existing festivals may request assistance for advertising as well as for the development of new products and experiences.

Deadline
Applications will be considered by the Program Management Committee during a meeting scheduled for April 2007.

All applications must be received and/or postmarked no later than March 1, 2007.
Projects submitted must be completed between April 1, 2007 and April 1, 2008.

Four (4) copies of the completed application forms must be sent to:
Melody Gay
Tourism Development Officer
PO Box 2000
Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8

APPLICANT COMMITMENT
Personal information on this form is collected under authority of the PEI Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act for program administration purposes. Questions regarding the collection or use of this information can be referred to the Director of Tourism Development at 902-368-5540.

Recipients of financial assistance under the program must submit financial statements and a project evaluation report before receiving the final 40% contribution. Our management committee reserves the right to request copies of invoices and/or cancelled cheques.

Contact

Charlottetown

Shaw Building

Wood, Janet (Manager, Product Development)

Gay, Melody Lane (Tourism Development Officer)