Governor Bob McDonnell announced this week that nearly $800,000 in grant funds from the Virginia Tourism Corporation will go to more than 40 tourism initiatives across the state. News/Talk 960’s Timothy Martin with more on what one local organization will be getting.

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Here is a breakdown of the grant money:

Organization

Project

Amount

Artisan Center of Va. Take Home a Piece of Va. $10,000
Shenandoah County Shenandoah County Shines $7322
Richmond CVB Greater Richmond Video Series $50,000
Colonial Athletic Assoc. Va is for Lovers of CAA $10,000
The Crooked Road The Collaborative Crooked Road $28,000
Draper Mercantile Trading Co. Concert Series Marketing $7300
Friends of Southwest Virginia Inviting the World to SWVA $50,000
Round the Mountain Digital Online Artisan Maps $40,000
Northampton County Cross the Bay for a Day $37,077
Goochland County Discover Goochland $10,000
Northern Neck Tourism One-Tank Marketing $10,000
Scott County Outdoor Recreation Marketing $9,998
Waterford Foundation Waterford Homes Tour $12,913
Tazewell County Back of the Dragon $10,000
Roanoke River to Trails Tobacco Heritage Trail $878
Roanoke Valley CVB Blue Ridge Mountain Marketing $50,000
Virginia Beach CVB Live, Love, Run the Winter $46,851
Smyth County Tourism Blue Ridge Highlands Fishing Trail $30,000
Virginia for the Arts Minds Wide Open 2012 $24,882
Boydton Historic Renaissance Southern Virginia’s Little Village $2,500
Jamestown Settlement America’s Historic Triangle $50,000
Smith Mountain Lake Chamber of Commerce It’s Closer Than You Think Campaign $9,118
Piedmont Arts Assoc. Discover Martinsville’s Museums $9,925
Depot Arts Assoc. Entertain Your Sense of Art $1,655
City of Poquoson Seafood Festival and Recreation $6,142
City of Radford Phase V Tourism Initiative $10,000
Town of Brookneal Brookneal Wine Festival at Red Hill $2,504
City of Waynesboro Rebranding and Marketing $28,211
SoVa Wine Trail Wine Through Southern Va. $7,477
City of Galax/Grayson Co. Bluegrass, Blue Ridge, Blue Skies $23,013
Wilderness Road Brochure and Marketing Plan $42,000
Thomas Jefferson Foundation Greater Charlottesville Marketing $50,000
Visit Loudoun Lansdowne Resort Family Campaign $13,000
Nelson 151 Nelson 151 $10,000
Virginia Golf Vacations Click, Play and Save $15,775
Waynesboro Tourism Assoc. Mobile Marketing $4,642
Waynesboro Parks & Rec. Run the Valley Series $5,000
Shenandoah Valley Art Center River City Fall Foliage $10,000
Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest Wine Festival $10,000
Hague Winery Good Life Now and Then $8,000
Visit Fairfax Banner Advertising Campaign $30,000
Abingdon CVB Entertain Your Senses $10,198
Out of Woodstock Productions Virginia Renaissance Fair $10,000