What is the Tribal Tourism Grant Program (TTGP)?

The Office of Indian Economic Development's Tribal Tourism Grant Program (TTGP) aims to support tribal economic development and fulfill the mission of the NATIVE Act by providing funds to Tribes striving to achieve substantial community benefits by supporting infrastructure development and increased tourism capacity to elevate the living standards of the community.

The OIED offered FY 2021 and FY 2023 TTGP grant opportunities that focused on funding
Tribes to obtain valuable planning documents (i.e. Feasibility Studies, Business Plans).
For FY 2024, the OIED is testing a pilot grant cohort that moves to the next step in
tourism development by funding Tribal tourism implementation projects. Please see our
solicitation on grants.gov that closes October 25, 2024!

Application Process

Interested in applying? Learn how.

Evaluation Criteria

A comprehensive TTGP proposal will describe how the potential tourism project will center around the community needs that further the Tribe’s culturally driven tourism program. Each grant solicitation has application parameters and criteria that an objective review panel will use to evaluate and score TTGP proposals. The evaluation criterion is described in the TTGP Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).

Need Technical Assistance?

In addition to our grants, many of our in-house technical capabilities and expert services are available for FREE to tribes. We’re committed to offering the technical support needed to help tribes meet their long-term goals to support their people. For further assistance, please contact us by the provided information below.