The Harford County Department of Economic Development is accepting applications from qualified nonprofits for its 2027 Tourism Funding Program.
Donor Name: Harford County Department of Economic Development
State: Maryland
County: Harford County (MD)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/09/2026
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Harford County Community Impact Grant program is designed to support an individual nonprofit or municipality with creating, expanding, or enhancing events that drive tourism and economic growth in the county. This can include, but is not limited to, festivals, events, exhibits, and other programming that attract individuals to either overnight stays or day trips.
Goals
- Assist in the development of creative and innovative approaches to increase tourism in Harford County, with an emphasis on the attraction of out-of-county visitors
- Enable organizations to become more sustainable and self-sufficient
- Promote Harford County’s cultural, recreational, and experiential offerings
- Stimulate local economic activity by leveraging local businesses, lodging providers, and regional attractions
Order of Priority
Approved applications will be funded based on the following priority order (listed from highest priority to lowest):
- Requests for direct tourism-related marketing costs for festivals, events, exhibits, and other programming by a nonprofit tourism-related organization and/or municipality
- Requests for non-marketing expenses for festivals, events, exhibits, and other programming by a non-profit organization and/or municipality that will attract attendance locally and/or visitors from outside of the county and state
- Requests for funds for internal operational expenses by a non-profit tourism-related organization, including up to 75% of salaries of key employees; note: the program will further prioritize funding for those organizations demonstrating the ability to work towards self-sustainability
- Requests for funds for a festival, event, exhibit, and other programming that is beneficial to the community’s culture and quality of life by a nonprofit non-tourism-related organization
- Requests for funds for a festival, event, exhibit, other programming or program sponsorship by a nonprofit non-tourism-related organization and/or municipality
Eligibility Criteria
- Non-profit Organization
- GOOD STANDING with the Maryland State Department of Assessment and Taxation
- GOOD STANDING with Maryland Office of the Secretary of State, Charitable Organization Division
- Compliant with all past and current Harford County grant requirements
For more information, visit Harford County Department of Economic Development.
