Cultural Heritage Tourism Funding Opportunities

December 2022

In this newsletter:

Historic Preservation Fund- Save America's Treasures Preservation Grants

Deadline: Dec. 20, 2022

Tourism Tip: This grant can help preserve and conserve nationally significant properties and collections. Cultural Heritage Visitors spend more and stay longer in your community.

Local Community Grant Program (Walmart)

Deadline: Dec. 31, 2022

Tourism Tip: Use this fund for some of your smaller marketing pieces. It could also be used as a match for a more significant grant. Tear maps, itineraries, and special events are all good projects.

T-Mobile Hometown Grants (T-Mobile)

Deadline: Dec. 31, 2022

Tourism Tip: Use the T-Mobile grant to freshen up a town square, park, or community garden. This will benefit your community and be attractive to people visiting.

AmeriCorps State and National Grants

Deadline: Jan. 4, 2023

Tourism Tip: Use this fund to attract AmeriCorps volunteers to help you work on that new park, start a community garden or install an art piece or mural.

Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Culture and Arts Development Grant Program

Deadline: Jan. 9, 2023

Tourism Tip: Use this fund to improve or add the arts to an Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian community. Arts are enticing to travelers and are a great way to share the story of your place and traditions.

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Small Grants Program (CA)

Deadline: Jan. 10, 2023

Tourism Tip: Use this program (in CA only) to add agritourism to your overall tourism plan. Sharing food, farming, and cultural diversity is a great way to engage and inform visitors.

NEH Public Humanities Projects Program

Deadline: Jan. 11, 2023

Tourism Tip: The grant has far-reaching potential for tourism projects and enriching your community simultaneously.

DOT Tribal Transportation Program Safety Funds

Deadline: Jan. 15, 2023

Tourism Tip: This grant fund is important to your community and for visitors to the community. Accidents are awful. Travelers can be confused about unsafe intersections or ingress/egress lanes in a new town.

Creative Forces Community Engagement

Deadline: Jan. 192023

Tourism Tip: Funds from this grant will support veteran artists who can interpret your history and culture through art.

Adobe Stock Artist Development Fund

Deadline: January 22, 2023

National Forest Foundation Matching Awards Program (MAP)

Deadline: Jan. 232023, Round 1 MAP, May 18, 2023, Round 2 MAP

Tourism Tip: Create strong outdoor recreation spaces with the grant

The New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC Program)

Deadline: Jan. 25, 2023

Tourism Tip: Use this grant to bring your Main Street or Community Square back to life. Visitors love to shop and buy with communities that have strong businesses.

USDA Rural Business Development Grants

Deadline: Feb. 28, 2023

Tourism Tip: Use this fund for various projects that could strengthen your community's appeal to adventure seekers.

ANA Social and Economic Development Strategies

Deadline: Mar. 31, 2023

Tourism Tip: Use these funds to create an economic impact using tourism and promoting your tourism businesses.

ANA Social and Economic Development Strategies for Alaska

Deadline: Mar. 31, 2023

Tourism Tip: Use these funds to create an economic impact using tourism in Alaska and promoting your Alaskan tourism businesses.

AmeriCorps State and National Native Nations Planning Grants

Deadline: Apr. 5, 2023

Tourism Tip: Use these funds to advance your tourism businesses and assets using the AmeriCorp Program Members.


Ongoing and Rolling Deadlines

Heirs’ Property Relending Program

Deadline: Ongoing

Tourism Tip: Use this relending program to find possible solutions to protect your family farm legacies and support economic viability. This means you can add agritourism or protect the investment you have already made.

Bush Foundation: Community Innovation Grants

Deadline: Open

Tourism Tip: Use this opportunity to fund your excellent tourism program idea.

USDA: Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program

Deadline: Open, Check with Your State Office

Tourism Tip: Use this revolving fund to grow your tourism business venture.

Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program

Deadline: Open Year Around

Tourism Tip: Use this fund to help improve or build community gardens, parks, street improvements to make your community more attractive to visitors.

USDA Telecommunications Infrastructure Loans and Loan Guarantees

Deadline: Open Year Around

Tourism Tip: Use this loan to improve broadband access. An asset that many travelers use when discovering new places.

Nevada Arts Council: Folklife Community Grant

Deadline: At least 30 days before the proposed project

Tourism Tip: Use these grants to develop the arts. Art tells your story and improves community engagement with visitors.

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