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Indian Affairs Assistant Secretary Newland announces Tribal Tourism Grants availability

8/23/2022
The Grand Canyon Resort Corporation, a wholly owned enterprise of the Hualapai Tribe, operates a range of tourism and hospitality businesses, including the Grand Canyon Skywalk. (Courtesy photo)

News Release

Office of the Assistant Secretary Indian Affairs
U.S. Department of the Interior

Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland announced today that the Indian Affairs Office of Indian Economic Development is soliciting applications for its Fiscal Year 2022 Tribal Tourism Grant Program.

Applications from American Indian and Alaska Native tribes and tribal organizations will be considered to receive grants to support tribal tourism feasibility studies and tribal tourism business plan development. The program seeks to fund 20 to 35 grants ranging from approximately $25,000 to $150,000, enabling tribes and tribal organizations to hire consultants, perform feasibility studies and develop business plans of proposed tourism projects.