Projects funded by occupancy tax dollars paid by overnight visitors and collected by the Buncombe County lodging industry:
| Project | Award | Year of Award |
| The John B. Lewis Soccer Complex at Azalea Park | $400,000 $400,000 $500,000 |
2002 2004 2009 |
| Grove Arcade | $500,000 | 2002 |
| The Bonsai Garden at the North Carolina Arboretum | $750,000 | 2003 |
| Asheville Visitor Center | $750,000 | 2003 |
| Western North Carolina Veterans’ Memorial at Pack Square Park | $67,000 | 2007 |
| Buncombe County Civil War Trails | $16,500 | 2007 |
| Asheville Area Wayfinding Program Phase II |
$1,650,000
$150,000 |
2007 2010 |
| Pack Square Park
Pack Square Park Pavilion |
$500,000
$1,500,000 $500,000 |
2004
2007 2009 |
| Asheville Art Museum | $1,000,000
$500,000 |
2007
2009 |
| The Orange Peel | $250,000 loan guaranty & $50,000 grant |
2009 |
| City of Asheville – ExploreAsheville.com Arena at the U.S. Cellular Center | $2,000,000
$1,375,000 $800,000 |
2010
2012 2013 |
| Smoky Mountain Adventure Center | $100,000 | 2010 |
| Montford Park Players | $125,000 | 2012 |
| Navitat Canopy Adventures | $500,000 | 2012 |
| University of North Carolina at Asheville Foundation | $500,000 | 2013 |
| Asheville Downtown Association – Pack Square Park Canopy | $50,000 | 2013 |
| Highland Brewing Company | $850,000 | 2014 |
| The Collider | $150,000 $150,000 |
2014 2015 |
| RiverLink – Pearson Bridge River Access | $25,000 | 2014 |
| Enka Center Ballfields | $2,000,000 | 2014 |
| City of Asheville – Riverfront Destination Development 1.0 | $1,800,000 | 2014 |
| City of Asheville – Riverfront Destination Development 2.0 | $725,000** | 2015 |
| City of Asheville – Riverfront Destination Redevelopment/RADTIP | $4,600,000 | 2017 |
| ABYSA – JBL Soccer Complex | $1,100,000 | 2015 |
| Asheville Museum of Science (formerly Colburn Earth Science Museum) | $400,000 | 2015 |
| Friends of the WNC Nature Center | $313,000 | 2015 |
| Asheville Community Theatre | $1,000,000 | 2016 |
| City of Asheville – U.S. Cellular Center | $1,500,000 | 2016 |
| Montreat College | $350,000 | 2016 |
| WNC Farmers Market | $380,000 | 2016 |
| The Wortham Center | $700,000 | 2016 |
| Woodfin Greenway & Blueway | $2,250,000 | 2017 |
| Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center | $200,000 | 2017 |
| Buncombe County – Enka Recreation Destination | $6,000,000 | 2018 |
| Center for Craft | $975,000 | 2018 |
| YMI Cultural Center | $800,000 | 2018 |
| LEAF Global Arts Center | $705,000 | 2018 |
| North Carolina Arboretum | $905,000 | 2018 |
| African-American Heritage Museum at Stephens-Lee Community Center | $100,000 | 2018 |
| The Wortham Center for Performing Arts | $45,000 | 2021 |
| TOTAL – 39 Projects | $44 Million+ |
** The City of Asheville was originally awarded a total of $1.7 million in the 2015 cycle. The city withdrew the Beaucatcher Greenway from the scope reducing the award by $975,000.