Culture and Tourism Grants

Culture and Tourism Grant funds for the current fiscal year have been awarded.   Please visit this website after July 1, 2010 for news and updates on the next grant cycle.

The culture and tourism grant program for nonprofits supports initiatives unique to our region that strategically utilize cultural resources to stimulate tourism and enrich communities through artistic, heritage-related or recreational activities.

The objectives for culture grants (heritage and the arts) are:

• Expanding participation and availability
• Promoting arts, cultural or heritage-related activities
• Enhancing or expanding existing programs
• Planning or implementing capital improvements
• Engaging in historic preservation work

The objectives for tourism are:

• Enhancing or expanding existing programs
• Attracting visitors and encouraging visitor spending
• Planning or implementing capital improvements
• Supporting initiatives that are innovative to the organization
• Advancing tourism in the region

Eligibility: Nonprofits

Contact

Mary Somnis
218-735-3040
mary.somnis@state.mn.us

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Related Documents

Culture and Tourism Grants

Application Guidelines in Microsoft Word format

Culture and Tourism Grants

Application Guidelines in PDF format