Hospitality & Tourism Business Grants
The hospitality and tourism sector can access grants for business improvement, destination development, and recovery support. Local authorities, VisitEngland/Scotland/Wales, and regional tourism bodies provide funding opportunities.
Destination Development
Regional tourism bodies and councils fund destination improvement projects. These support attractions, accommodation providers, and visitor infrastructure development.
Business Improvement
Hospitality businesses can access grants for premises improvement, accessibility, and sustainability. These often come from local authorities or business improvement districts.
Skills & Training
The sector benefits from specific skills funding including apprenticeship support and training grants to address hospitality workforce challenges.
US Tourism & Hospitality Grants
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California State Trade Export Program
Helps small businesses begin exporting or grow existing export sales by providing reimbursable export vouchers and organizing state pavilions at international trade shows and missions.
GoGreen Business Energy Financing
Helps small and medium‑sized businesses upgrade outdated equipment to more energy‑efficient models by connecting them with contractors, project managers, and lenders.
Associate Development Organizations (ADOs)
Local economic development partners in each of Washington's 39 counties. ADOs are partially funded by the Washington State Department of Commerce and help connect small businesses to resources, loans, grants, and support for growth. They offer training, site location help, and access to regional opportunities.
City and Local Government Business Support
Many cities and towns in Washington offer support programs for small businesses, including grants, loans, fee waivers, tax incentives, and technical assistance. These opportunities often come from city economic development departments or special initiatives funded by local, state, or federal sources.
Illinois Infrastructure Grants
Capital grants administered by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to support infrastructure projects for local communities and businesses.
Self-Sufficiency Fund
Job-training program for TANF recipients linking business community with educational institutions; provides grants to eligible colleges or nonprofit organizations for customized training.
Skills Development Fund
Grants to companies and labor unions partnering with Texas community and technical colleges to provide customized job training; average training cost $2,000 per trainee.
Colorado Quantum Fund (CQF) for Shared Facilities
The Colorado Quantum Fund (CQF) for Shared Facilities supports the creation of a hub of shared quantum facilities via refundable tax credits for applicants that make investments in qualifying fixed capital assets.
Skill Advance Colorado Job Training Grant
The Skill Advance Colorado Job Training Grant helps businesses and nonprofits create customized job training for employees.
Rural Jump-Start Program
Provides relief to new businesses and employees when they locate in economically distressed areas of rural Colorado.
Just Transition Community Funding
The Office of Economic Development & International Trade (OEDIT) and the Office of Just Transition (OJT), within the Colorado Department of Labor & Employment, are partnering to make a new phase of grants available to Tier One & Tier Two Just Transition communities to support their economic and workforce development activities.
Enterprise Zone Program
Supports business expansion in economically distressed areas throughout the state through a variety of tax credits that help economic development.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about US tourism & hospitality grants