Washington County TPA Awards Grants

The Washington County Tourism Promotion Agency will be awarding more than $93,000 in tourism grants to public and private organizations. The money will be used for capital and marketing projects for the 2021 tourism season. Agency President Jeff Kotula says the capital projects total nearly $28-thousand, including 10-thousand dollars each to Mingo Creek Craft Distillers and Mon Valley Alliance. Under the marketing umbrella, Kotula indicated the Washington Wild Things received the largest allocation of $13-thousand, Little Lake Theater received $9-thousand, Pennsylvania Trolley Museum and Family Festivals Association each received 75-hundred dollars. Kotula says the coronavirus pandemic slowed the growth of the county’s tourism industry but he’s confident that they will be able to recover.