Crisis grants are available to communities who have experienced a crisis or disaster which could affect travelers ability to or potential interest in travel to the destination. Guidelines for these grants are found in the Organizational Partnership/Scenic Byway Grant Guidelines.

Organizational partnership grants are available to use in marketing programs that will attract nonresident travelers to the state and encourage Minnesota residents to vacation within the state. Grants are also available to Scenic Byway organizations to increase community awareness of their scenic byway. Grant funding can be used for advertising, trade and sports shows, familiarization tours, direct mail, international sales missions and research.

Organizations must represent a single facet of the travel industry, or be a local organization representing all facets of the travel industry and designated as the primary tourism promotion organization for a city or community to qualify for Organizational Partnership Grants. Scenic Byway grants are offered to non-profit scenic byway organizations or in the absence of an established organization a scenic byway application may be submitted on the byway's behalf by a non-profit tourism organization along the byway.

Due By:  The deadline for the 2013 grant program was November 1, 2012 so applications are no longer being accepted.

Cost: Organizations are required to provide a percentage of the total project cost based on the organization's annual budget. See guidelines for details.