The Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau (EMVB) awarded over $129,000 to tourism-related projects and events as part of the 2025 Room Tax Grant Program. Grant recipients include:
Sullivan County
- Dushore Area Business Association for 2026 events
- Eagles Mere Museum for “How Did We Get Here” event series
- Endless Mountains Heritage Region for Endless Gravel cycling loops and outdoor events
- Loyalsock Foundation for The Summit: Center for Wellness
- Sullivan County Agricultural Society for the Sullivan County Fair
- Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce for TasteFull Wine Event and Sullivan County Fall Festival & Lumberjack Competitions
- Sullivan County Historical Society for museum signs and History Quest brochure
Wyoming County
- Endless Mountains Heritage Region for Endless Gravel cycling loops and 2026 outdoor events
- Endless Mountains Primitive Outdoorsmen for event promotion and advertising
- Moose Lodge #1276 for the Lake Carey Loop Triathlon
- Nicholson Borough/Nicholson Women’s Club for Nicholson Bridge Day
- Nicholson Heritage Association for historic photo exhibit
- Oldest House – Laceyville Area Historical Society for event advertising
- Tunkhannock Business & Professional Association for Founder’s Day, Christmas in Our Hometown, Hometown Fall Fest, and Make & Move
- Tunkhannock Public Library for annual Christmas show
- Tunkhannock Rotary Club for Harvest & Wine Festival
- William B. Kresge Corporation for disc golf course experience and tournaments
- Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce for holiday season shop local project, gift checks, and Shop & Win Contest
- Wyoming County Chorale for 2026 concerts
- Wyoming County Fair for 2026 fair and Endless Mountains HalloWINEfest
- Wyoming County Cultural Center for River Day, Shakespeare in the Park, event brochures, film festival brochures, and updated signage
- Wyoming County Healthcare Center for community wellness fair
- Wyoming County Historical Society for Tunkhannock Historic District Signage
- Wyoming County Room Tax Committee for miscellaneous projects
The grant program is funded through the hotel occupancy tax, a state-mandated tax that is collected by lodging establishments and paid by their guests. Thirty percent of the tax goes into the room tax grant fund, while the rest is used by EMVB to promote tourism and market the region. EMVB has awarded over $2.6 million in grants since the program began in 2004.
Each county has a room tax committee consisting of community members and at least one county commissioner. The committee makes the final decision of awarding the money, while EMVB oversees the grant program and distributes the funds.
Application for the 2026 grant round will be available on www.endlessmountains.org/media in June. The application deadline will be September 25, 2026. The program is open to any nonprofit organization or branch of local or county government in Sullivan or Wyoming counties.
The Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau is the designated tourism promotion agency for Sullivan and Wyoming counties. Since 1962, this non-profit organization has marketed the region through regional, state, and national publications; newspapers; broadcast media; trade shows; online publications; and more. To learn more, contact EMVB by calling 570-836-5431, visit www.endlessmountains.org, or follow PA Endless Mountains on Facebook and Instagram.