Welcome to the VISIT FLORIDA Grants Program

NO NEW APPLICATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED!

If you have been contacted by VISIT FLORIDA regarding your application, requesting additional information, or supporting documents, please complete the request per the email instructions.

VISIT FLORIDA administers several reimbursement grant programs to assist Partners with marketing their business and publicizing the tourism advantages to the State of Florida.  VISIT FLORIDA will award funds once proof of expenditure and performance has been provided for the project/program/event.  All project/program/event expenditures must be completed during the period of July 1, 2016 through June 15, 2017.  VISIT FLORIDA will not reimburse any expenditures prior to July 1, 2016.

Advertising Matching Grants Program: Grants program to publicize the tourism advantages of the State of Florida. 

Cultural, Heritage, Rural and Nature Tourism Grant Program: Reimbursement program designed to provide funding for multi-county and multi-Partner marketing projects for the promotion of Florida's cultural, heritage, rural, nature and education efforts. 

Minority Convention Grant Program: Offered to local governments and non-profit corporations/organizations to attract new national minority conferences and conventions. 

Small Business Grant Program: Grant program to assist small businesses (those with an income of less than $1,250,000 gross income per year, or a 501(c)(3), non-for-profit status) in publicizing their programs and tourism advantages of the State of Florida. 

For more information regarding VISIT FLORIDA’s grant programs, please select the Grants Category link in the header for more details, deadlines and criteria.

Click Here to Submit a Grant Application or Create an Account

VISIT FLORIDA has a grants toolkit full of information that includes: reimbursement information, sample in-kind forms, logo use guidelines, logos and more.

Click Here to Access the Grants Toolkit

Grant Timeline

December 17, 2015 (12:00 noon EST) - Accepting Grant Applications

February 8, 2016 (by 5:00 PM EST) - Grant Applications Close

Beginning of June 2016 - Notification to Applicants of Award Status

Middle of June 2016 - Agreements will be Sent to Awarded Applicants