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WHAT: Travel Nevada Grant Community Meeting
WHEN: Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.
WHERE: Mesquite Community Theatre, 150 N Yucca St
WHO: Open to the public
SEATING: Limited to 197; first come, first served
Mesquite Community Invited to Learn About Nearly $600,000 in New Travel Nevada Grants
MESQUITE, NEVADA — September 2026 — The Mesquite Opportunities Regional Fund (MORF) will host a community meeting on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at the Mesquite Community Theatre to share the results of two significant Travel Nevada grants recently awarded to the Mesquite community.
The grants, totaling just shy of $600,000, include a Travel Nevada 3D Tourism Development Grant and a Travel Nevada Rural Marketing Grant. The awards represent a huge investment in Mesquite’s tourism development and marketing efforts and are intended to jump start a long-term tourism plan intended to strengthen the community as a year-round destination.
MORF served as the lead applicant for the 3D Tourism Development Grant and has worked with a local Steering Committee, the City of Mesquite, Travel Nevada and numerous community stakeholders throughout the planning process.
“These grants are an exciting opportunity for Mesquite and are the result of a tremendous amount of work and collaboration by people throughout our community,” said George Gault, chairman of the Mesquite Opportunities Regional Fund. “MORF is proud to have helped bring these resources to Mesquite, but this is really a community effort. We look forward to sharing the details with our residents and businesses and, most importantly, working together to turn these plans into projects that will benefit Mesquite for years to come.”
The October 10 meeting will provide residents, businesses, nonprofit organizations, community leaders and other interested members of the public with an opportunity to learn more about:
The 3D grant focuses on identifying and developing tourism opportunities that can attract visitors, encourage longer stays and help diversify Mesquite’s tourism offerings. Areas being explored include sports tourism, arts and culture, downtown development, visitor experiences and other opportunities that can complement Mesquite’s traditional casino and golf tourism.
The Rural Marketing Grant will help Mesquite develop new tourism marketing tools to better tell the community’s story and promote its events, businesses, attractions, arts and cultural offerings and other visitor experiences.
A tremendous amount of community input went into the development of the 3D Tourism Development project, including listening sessions and discussions with local businesses, organizations, residents and community leaders. The project has been a collaborative effort involving the MORF Board, the 3D Steering Committee, the City of Mesquite and Travel Nevada.
“I want to thank every member of our Steering Committee for the time, energy and ideas they have contributed throughout this process,” said Amy Bradshaw, MORF grant administrator. “They volunteered countless hours because they believe in Mesquite and want to help create new opportunities for our community. Their commitment has been invaluable, and we are grateful for everything they have done to help bring this project to this point.”
The meeting is open to the public. Seating at the Mesquite Community Theatre is limited to 197 people and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. MORF extends its sincere thanks to the Mesquite Community Theatre for making its facility available for this important community meeting and helping us provide a central location for residents to learn more about these exciting opportunities.
Residents and community members are encouraged to attend and learn more about the opportunities these grants will bring to Mesquite and how they can participate as the projects move forward.
WHAT: Travel Nevada Grant Community Meeting
WHEN: Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.
WHERE: Mesquite Community Theatre, 150 N Yucca St
WHO: Open to the public
SEATING: Limited to 197; first come, first served
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