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Such term does not include any sports tourism activity sponsors outside of the Commonwealth.B\n\nThere is hereby established the Virginia Sports Tourism Grant Program for the purpose of providing grants to develop and attract sports tourism activities to the Commonwealth. The Authority shall award grants exclusively to sports tourism activity sponsors to attract such sports tourism activities to the Commonwealth. As a condition of applying for a grant pursuant to this section, an applicant shall enter into a performance agreement with the Authority that shall include provisions for disbursement of the grant, use of the grant proceeds, reporting responsibilities, and repayment obligations in the event of a failure to satisfy the performance obligations of such agreement. Any repayment of grant funds required by such performance agreement shall be paid into the state treasury.C\n\nThe Authority shall establish guidelines, procedures, and objective criteria for the award and distribution of grants by the Program. The preparation of the guidelines shall be exempt from the requirements of Article 2 (§ 2.2-4006 et seq.) of the Administrative Process Act. Such guidelines shall include requirements for a mandatory supplemental funding match in an amount equivalent to any grant awarded by the Program.D\n\nThe Authority shall report by November 1 of each year on any grant awards and expenditures. The report shall include total grants awarded. 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A.<\/span> As used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Program<\/span>” means the Virginia Sports Tourism Grant Program<\/span>.\n\t\t\t“Sports tourism activity<\/span>” means a youth, collegiate, or other sporting event (i) that is competitively bid; (ii) that attracts a majority of its participating athletes from outside of the Commonwealth<\/span> to a sports venue<\/span> or other similar facility or location capable of hosting such event; and (iii) where such venue<\/span>, facility, or location is located in the Commonwealth<\/span>.\n\t\t\t“Sports tourism activity<\/span> sponsor<\/span>” includes a convention and visitors bureau, chamber of commerce, sports and entertainment authority<\/span>, sports commission, nonprofit sports support organization, or political subdivision of the Commonwealth<\/span>, or any department thereof, that provides a venue<\/span> for or hosts sports tourism activity<\/span>. Such term does not include any sports tourism activity<\/span> sponsors<\/span> outside of the Commonwealth<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> There is hereby established the Virginia Sports Tourism Grant Program<\/span> for the purpose of providing grants to develop and attract sports tourism activities to the Commonwealth<\/span>. The Authority<\/span> shall award grants exclusively to sports tourism activity<\/span> sponsors<\/span> to attract such sports tourism activities to the Commonwealth<\/span>. As a condition of applying for a grant pursuant to this section, an applicant shall enter into a performance agreement with the Authority<\/span> that shall include provisions for disbursement of the grant, use of the grant proceeds, reporting responsibilities, and repayment obligations in the event of a failure to satisfy the performance obligations of such agreement. Any repayment of grant funds required by such performance agreement shall be paid into the state<\/span> treasury. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Authority<\/span> shall establish guidelines, procedures, and objective criteria for the award and distribution of grants by the Program<\/span>. The preparation of the guidelines shall be exempt from the requirements of Article 2 (§ 2.2-4006<\/a> et seq.) of the Administrative Process Act. Such guidelines shall include requirements for a mandatory supplemental funding match in an amount equivalent to any grant awarded by the Program<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Authority<\/span> shall report by November 1 of each year on any grant awards and expenditures. The report shall include total grants awarded. The Authority<\/span> shall prepare the report required by this subsection in conjunction with the reports required under § 2.2-2237.1<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVIRGINIA SPORTS TOURISM GRANT PROGRAM; REPORT (\u00a7 2.2-2320.3)\n\nA. As used in this section:\n\t\t\t“Program” means the Virginia Sports Tourism Grant Program.\n\t\t\t“Sports tourism activity” means a youth, collegiate, or other\nsporting event (i) that is competitively bid; (ii) that attracts a majority of\nits participating athletes from outside of the Commonwealth to a sports venue or\nother similar facility or location capable of hosting such event; and (iii)\nwhere such venue, facility, or location is located in the Commonwealth.\n\t\t\t“Sports tourism activity sponsor” includes a convention and\nvisitors bureau, chamber of commerce, sports and entertainment authority, sports\ncommission, nonprofit sports support organization, or political subdivision of\nthe Commonwealth, or any department thereof, that provides a venue for or hosts\nsports tourism activity. Such term does not include any sports tourism activity\nsponsors outside of the Commonwealth.\n\nB. There is hereby established the Virginia Sports Tourism Grant Program for the\npurpose of providing grants to develop and attract sports tourism activities to\nthe Commonwealth. The Authority shall award grants exclusively to sports tourism\nactivity sponsors to attract such sports tourism activities to the Commonwealth.\nAs a condition of applying for a grant pursuant to this section, an applicant\nshall enter into a performance agreement with the Authority that shall include\nprovisions for disbursement of the grant, use of the grant proceeds, reporting\nresponsibilities, and repayment obligations in the event of a failure to satisfy\nthe performance obligations of such agreement. Any repayment of grant funds\nrequired by such performance agreement shall be paid into the state treasury.\n\nC. The Authority shall establish guidelines, procedures, and objective criteria\nfor the award and distribution of grants by the Program. The preparation of the\nguidelines shall be exempt from the requirements of Article 2 (§ 2.2-4006\net seq.) of the Administrative Process Act. Such guidelines shall include\nrequirements for a mandatory supplemental funding match in an amount equivalent\nto any grant awarded by the Program.\n\nD. The Authority shall report by November 1 of each year on any grant awards and\nexpenditures. The report shall include total grants awarded. The Authority shall\nprepare the report required by this subsection in conjunction with the reports\nrequired under § 2.2-2237.1.\n\nHISTORY: 2025, cc. 211, 216.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}