A marketing “blitz” to attract tourists to Petersburg and a campaign to bring visitors to black-owned restaurants in the Richmond area were among the recipients of more than 50 state grants aimed at bolstering tourism in Virginia.
State officials announced Tuesday that about $840,000 in matching grants were awarded to 56 local tourism initiatives as part of the Virginia Tourism Corp.’s Marketing Leverage Program.
The grants are designed to help local and regional tourism entities attract more visitors by leveraging limited local marketing dollars through a local match of the state grants.
Richmond-area recipients of the grants announced Tuesday included the Richmond Symphony, which got $7,500 for the Richmond Festival of the River to be held in June.
