Tourism Grants & Scholarships

The Tennessee Tourism & Hospitality Recovery Fund through the American Rescue Plan  provides funds to Destination Marketing Organizations for tourism marketing and development initiatives to restore consumer demand, tax revenue and jobs.  DMOs in all 95 counties will be eligible to apply for 100% reimbursable grants up to the determined allocation.  

Providing tourism organizations such as CVBs, chambers of commerce or regional tourism organizations a way to expand their marketing.

This grant provides tourism infrastructure resources to enhance and improve the tourism economic impact in Tennessee counties.

The W.A.T.R. Grant provides assistance to marinas to support the local economic impact derived from these businesses.

This fund can provide monetary assistance for communities pursuing competitive mega events.

This grant provides funds to assist with the development of regional plans for tourist promotion.

This grant provides funding to the seven DMOs in the five counties generating the most economic impact and tax revenue from tourism in the past fiscal year.

Additional funding and support resources are offered through other state agencies and regional organizations.

The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development offers scholarships for industry partners to attend various tourism educational events.