Visit Eau Claire Awards ,000 to Local Events in April Round of Grants

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (VISIT EAU CLAIRE PRESS RELEASE) - Visit Eau Claire is awarding $40,000 in grant awards for upcoming Tourism and Cultural Arts area events. The April grant pool received 28 applications, with the total funding requested being over $161,000. There were a few organizations that were not able to be awarded grants; however, Visit Eau Claire is working with them to find other ways to support their events to be successful. This round's recipients for the Cultural Arts Grants are: Eau Claire Area Hmong Mutual Assistant Association, Inc - Eau Claire Hmong Fest Eau Claire International Film Festival L'Eau Claire Jazz Society - Clearwater Jazz & Art Festival Mabel Tainter Theater - Holiday Artisan Market University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire - Chalkfest University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Foundation Inc - Chippewa Valley Book Fest Wisconsin Shakespeare Festival This round's recipients for the Tourism Grants are: A - Frame Entertainment LLC - Newbourne Village Card Collecting Club Inc - Eau Claire Fall Football Kickoff Chippewa Valley Blues Society - Tuesday Night Blues Chippewa Valley Symphony, Ltd.