The Tribal Tourism Small Business Grant Program is designed to provide funding to startup or existing Native American businesses that promote or facilitate tribal tourism in Montana.
Donor Name: Montana Department of Commerce
State: Montana
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/30/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Funding Information
Applicants can request up to $10,000 of the $240,000 in total available program funds.
Uses of Funds
Program funds may be used for one of five eligible tribal tourism business categories listed below:
- Native American Made in Montana retail sales products
- Hosted accommodations or experiences, such as vacation rentals or tours
- Licensed outfitting or guiding in the hunting or fishing industries
- Licensed food and/or beverage or grocery businesses like food trucks
- Other operational businesses associated with supplying or serving tribal tourism in Montana
- Business activities may include:
- Purchase of equipment
- Inventory and supplies
- Building renovations or improvements such as flooring installations, wall repairs, plumbing and electrical systems
- Signage, lighting, security systems, displays and organizational systems
- Business branding, website development, logo design and promotional materials.
Eligibility Criteria
Enrolled members of Montana’s federally recognized tribes residing in Montana, aged 18 years or older, may apply for program funds on behalf of their for-profit businesses.
Ineligibility
The following entities are ineligible to apply for program funds:
- Nonprofits
- For-profit businesses that are owned or controlled by individuals who are not enrolled members of Montana’s federally recognized tribes and residing in Montana
- Governmental units
- Any business that is debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment or declared as ineligible to receive State of Montana funds
- Any business that is under a garnishment order from the Montana Department of Revenue for monies owed to the State of Montana
- Examples of garnishment include taxes owed to the State, child support payments that are past due and funds owed to the university system.
- Any business not registered with the Montana Secretary of State
- Any applicant who submits an incomplete application.
For more information, visit Montana Department of Commerce.
