Funding Opportunity

Travel, Tourism & Outdoor Recreation (FY21 American Rescue Plan)

Status: Closed
Application deadline
Closed. EDA is no longer accepting applications for funding under this program.
EDA is no longer accepting applications for funding under this program.

Through the Travel, Tourism & Outdoor Recreation program, EDA is focused on accelerating the recovery of communities that rely on the travel, tourism and outdoor recreation sectors. $750 million of EDA’s American Rescue Plan funds are allocated to support the following efforts:

  • State Tourism Grants: $510 million in non-competitive awards to help states quickly invest in marketing, infrastructure, workforce and other projects to rejuvenate safe leisure, business and international travel.
  • Competitive Grants: $240 million to help communities that have been hardest hit by challenges facing the travel, tourism and outdoor recreation sectors to invest in infrastructure, workforce or other projects to support the recovery of the industry and economic resilience of the community in the future.

Historical

Grants.gov link: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=334748

Application Dates:

State Tourism Grants:
Application due 60 days after receiving invitation

Competitive Tourism Grants:
Rolling (Competitive Tourism Grants). EDA encourages eligible applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible.

Program