The Nevada Commission on Tourism approved $660,600 in grants for rural tourism organizations to promote their destinations. Lt. Gov. Mark Hutchison announced the grants will be distributed by “Travel Nevada,” through its Rural Marketing Grants program. Among the tourism initiatives and special events to receive marketing grants: Nevada’s Single-track Mountain Bike Adventure, which promotes bike trails along U.S. 50 and U.S. 93; the Dam Short Film Festival in Boulder City; and the Top Gun Dragstrip in Fallon. Tourism in rural Nevada is a $2.3 billion industry supporting 27,870 jobs.