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Service Categories Check all categories lhat apply kr this appiication <br />Tourism prornotion/ma rketin g <br />{ Operation of a special event designed to attract tourists <br />: Operation of a tourism related faeility <br />Other <br />Event Dates <br />Please provide any specific dates, or range of dates, on which your event or project will be held. You may add as many <br />dates or daie ranges as necessary. <br />Event Dates <br />Start Dates* <br />912212022 <br />ProjecUEvent <br />Location * <br />New or Ongoing <br />ProjecUEvent? * <br />Amount of Funding <br />Requested * <br />End Dates <br />912612022 <br />Ellensburg Rodeo Arena <br />Ongoing Project/Event (More than four years in existence) <br />"' New Project/Event (Four or fewer years in existence) <br />$ 40000.00 <br />lf you selected "Ongoing projectlEvent" above this amount may not exceed 1 0% ol the total expense budget of this <br />project. <br />Funding Request Max <br />Tourism Seasons*F.onr ,he list below. lvhat se.rson will your project enha[ce toLfism, Select ar]y which apply <br />r Year-round (January - December) <br />. Off Season (Novenrber - February) <br />: Shoulder Season (October or March - May) <br />c High Season (June - September) <br />Application Questions: Part 1 <br />Please answer each question completely, in the order listed. Please include any supporting data within the <br />response narrative. <br />1 | Project/Event Description <br />Please provide a description of your project/event. <br />Response 1: <br />ProjecUEvent <br />Description * <br />Cowboy Cross is a top ,evel enduro cross race and bull riding event held yearly in <br />the world-famous Ellensburg Rodeo arena during the last weekend of September. <br />These two events have never been combined before anywhere in the world until <br />they met together with the intro of Cowboy Cross in 2018. Having a background in <br />both bikes and bulls, I wanted to combine these two events since 2008 but was <br />denied my application for almost 10 years due to it being an equine only arena. I <br />was finally given approval in 2017 bLrt had to cancel the event a week prior due to <br />the Taylor Bridge fire and the fairgrounds being needed for animal evacuations and <br />boarding. <br />Since being able to host the event 3 times. we have seen it grow exponentially and <br />have seen it become a major event pillar and economic driver in Kittitas County. <br />We are seeking marketing funds support to help grow it to its full capacity. <br />2500 cha16cter limil