CARSON CITY, Nev. — Last week, the Nevada Commission on Tourism approved $301,575 in grants to promote tourism to the state’s rural areas.
According to a Dec. 11 press release from the Nevada Division of Tourism (aka Travel Nevada), funding from the state’s Rural Marketing Grants program goes to marketing projects that will result in overnight stays — and local tax revenue — for those communities.
“Tourism is vital to rural Nevada,” Lt. Gov. Kate Marshall, NCOT chairwoman, said in a statement. “