Tourism Funding Information

Cumberland Area Economic Development Corporation (CAEDC) is the official Destination Marketing Organization serving Cumberland County. CAEDC’s tourism efforts exist to generate visitor volume and spending by attracting business and leisure visitors, meetings or conventions, and events to Cumberland Valley. CAEDC promotes Cumberland Valley as a tourist destination, attracts visitors to the area, enhances the visitor’s experience, and encourages and promotes overnight stays. Destination marketing efforts are funded by a county lodging tax assessed on each overnight stay in Cumberland Valley.

Since 2010, CAEDC has offered various tourism grant opportunities and a tourism infrastructure loan to support Cumberland County’s tourism efforts.

Learn more about recent projects supported through over $1 million in grant funding in 2024.