For years, municipal leaders, hoteliers and even some short-term rental owners have been begging for equal taxation. Their calls to stop letting house rentals listed through Airbnb, VRBO and other hosting platforms skirt the 5% state hotel tax have gone unanswered at the Rhode Island State House. Until now. Gov. Dan McKee in an April […] The post Governor and municipal leaders both want more money from short-term house rentals. Who gets it? appeared first on Rhode Island Current.
For years, municipal leaders, hoteliers and even some short-term rental owners have been begging for equal taxation. Their calls to stop letting house rentals listed through Airbnb, VRBO and other hosting platforms skirt the 5% state hotel tax have gone unanswered at the Rhode Island State House. Until now. Gov. Dan McKee in an April […] The post Governor and municipal leaders both want more money from short-term house rentals. Who gets it? appeared first on Rhode Island Current.
R.I. awards 43 direct support grants to large hotels, arts and culture organizations
THE MARRIOTT PROVIDENCE DOWNTOWN on Orms Street was awarded $1 million in a direct support grant from the R.I. Commerce Corp. as part of a hotel and arts venue support program / PBN FILE PHOTO/STEPHANIE EWENS. PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. will distribute 43 direct support grants to large arts organizations and hotels that suffered substantial losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, totaling $8.7 million. The awards, announced Dec. 17, will be distributed among all applicants that met the requirements of the program, according to Matt Sheaff, a spokesman for…
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Rhode Island Commerce announced the awarding of grants through the state’s hospitality, arts and tourism (HArT) relief program. The awards consisted of $4.7 million to 62 arts and tourism organizations for Engagement, Service, and Resiliency (“ESR”) activities.
In addition to ESR funds, the HArT program has also awarded 40 organizations direct support grants totaling $8 million. Combined with the first round of awards, the total amount granted by the HArT program totals $14.1 million to 95 organizations.
The HArT grant program aims to prevent the long-term closure of arts, culture, hospitality and tourism businesses and institutions, while also building resiliency, workforce support, and community engagement. The grants announced today are designed to spur further economic activity, create safe convening opportunities, and allow increased and accessible artistic and tourist-friendly opportunities.GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE SIGN UP FOR GOL