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Prepared by LeAnn M. Even, Deputy City Clerk, City of Waterloo, 715 Mulberry Street,
Waterloo, IA 50703, 319-291-4323.
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-665
RESOLUTION APPROVING ELEVEN (11) FY 2026
QUARTER 3 AND QUARTER 4 MINI -EVENT GRANTS, IN
THE AMOUNT OF $108,500.00, AS RECOMMENDED BY
THE WATERLOO CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO,
IOWA, that the Waterloo Convention and Visitors Bureau Board's recommendation for eleven
(11) Mini -event grants for FY 2026 3rd and 4th quarters, in the amount of $108,500,000.00, are
hereby approved as follows:
Economic
EVENT GRANTS - FY26 Q3/Q4 Recomm. Impact ROI Event Location Event Notes
Ebonite Winter Classic
$6,000 $707,692 $117.95 Maple Lanes
The dollars through this grant process allow for this tournament to be
successful, as the dollars are the entirety of the grant pool.
FIRST Robotics
Nearly 50 schools from around the US compete in a multi -day robotics
$5,000 $851,987 $170.40 McLeod Center (CF) competition, filling hotel rooms throughout the Cedar Valley during our off-
season.
IOMA.State Pool
Statewide pool tournament happening in the heart of Waterloo's off-
$15,000 $827,348 $55.16 W'loo Con. Center
season
IOMAState Dart
Statewide dart tournament happening in the heart of Waterloo's off-
$15,000 $736,225 $49.08 W'loo Con. Center
season
Iowa High School State Bowlin€ $7,000 $451,961 $64.57 Maple Lanes
Iowa State Seniors Bowling $5,000 $369,610 $73.92 Maple Lanes
My Waterloo Days 26 $15,000 $1,055,318 $70.35 Lincoln Park
This is the boys and girls high school state tournament. They happen on
separate weekends, positively impacting off-season hotel stays
This long-standing event has a great room night generation during a time
of year where it is especially needed for hotel partners
MWD is the unoffiical kick-off to summer and has grown to become a
regional attracion thanks to the addition of national headliners to attract
diverse crowds.
NWCA National Duals
This is a national collegiate wrestling tournament at the U N I -Dome fills
$10,000 $1,683,385 $168.34 UNI-Dome (CF)
room throughout the Cedar Valley & beyond.
50150 Tournament** $3,000 $311,068 $103.69 Cadillac Lanes
Bowling tournaments are an important part of our off-season tourism
ecosystem. This event consistently brings visitors to the area.
VGM Heartland Conference
This weekday conference brings hundreds of healthcare industry
$20,000 $1,503,920 $75.20 W'loo Con. Center professionals from across the nation to downtown Waterloo
TOTAL $1o1,000 $8,498,514 $86.24
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Iowa Woo Field Improvements $7,500 the Hippodrome at the National Cattle Congress grounds. These items would still be needed in the event of larger scale
facility improvements.
TOTAL $7M
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of November 2024.
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