Applications are now being accepted for the York County Tourism Grant Program.
Donor Name: Explore York
State: Pennsylvania
County: York County (PA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/15/2026
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The York County Tourism Grant Committee will be accepting applications for projects aimed at expanding and/or improving tourism promotion and development in York County. Non-profit, forprofit and government agencies are eligible to apply.
The committee seeks proposals that collectively represent a broad range of approaches to grow tourism and enhance the visitor experience in York County. It will be looking for proposals that reflect creativity and innovation, an understanding of the tourism industry and current trends, and that present a clear and convincing case for how the proposed initiative will expand tourism or broadly enhance the visitor experience. Funding will be prioritized for proposals that describe a compelling case for maximizing the economic impact of tourism in York County by increasing overnight stays.
Some areas of interest to the committee include:
- Strengthening the competitiveness of existing attractions or events
- Innovating existing attractions or events to drive new visitors or drive increased tourist spending.
- Support the development of new attractions or events with potential for substantial impact through increased overnight stays.
- Broadly enhancing the visitor experience
The committee is particularly interested in proposals that will leverage grant dollars by:
- Attracting additional funding sources
- Collaborating partners to align strategies, leverage consistent messaging and amplify impact.
- Increasing organizational capacity to drive greater impact
- Advancing a high potential project or event to the next level or phase
Requirements
- The grant program is intended to market or help position York County as a sports, leisure, business, convention or meeting travel destination. All grant funding must be used to exclusively benefit York County attractions and hotels.
- All grant applications must be submitted via online grant portal.
- There is no set number of grant awards to be made in any fiscal year.
- This grant program is not intended to be a sustaining operating funding source for the applicant or the proposed project.
- Tourism or travel marketing or promotion program, expenditure or project must not unduly compete with private-sector tourism or travel efforts.
- This program accepts applications from non-profits, for-profits, and governmental agencies. All applicants must have an EIN and be organized and registered to do business in Pennsylvania. Fiscal sponsorships may not charge fees against their grant award.
For more information, visit Explore York.
