Tourist Development Tax Grants

 Grants are available for the following areas:

• Beach Renourishment Projects
• Beach Park Facilities
• Sports 
• Arts and Culture
      Non-County Museums        
      Marketing Grants

Arts & Culture grants

According to the 2023 Arts and Economic Prosperity Study completed by Americans for the Arts, over 9,200 jobs are in the cultural sector in Collier County. Part of that sector, the nonprofit arts and culture industry, has almost 2,000 jobs and an economic impact of $147.1 million.

The Tourism Development Tax Grant program provides opportunities in two program areas for organizations to complete grant applications. The grant categories follow Florida Statute 125.0104 section 5.a.1.c and include these two types:

• "C-2" Non-County Owned and Operated Museums

• "B" Marketing Grants.

Organizations can fall into one of these two types.

Grants provide reimbursable funding for promotional campaigns and activities promoting Collier County tourism.  

Applications are solicited once a year for the next Collier County fiscal year. Those applications are then funded for a grant during the next fiscal year (October 1 – September 30).

The Grant cycle for FY2024-2025 will open on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at 9:00 AM and close on Monday, June 3, 2024 , at 9:00 AM.

More information on the Grants and eligibility of organizations that satisfy the definition of Museum is provided in the Grant System Portal below.

Beach Renourishment and Beach Park Facilities

Beach renourishment and Beach Park Facility projects can obtain grant funding. For more information, and to obtain an application, contact Tourism at info@paradisecoast.com

Sports Grants

Sports activities that are run in Collier County have an opportunity to obtain grant funding to help support the project. Contact Marissa Baker for more information. marissa.baker@colliercountyfl.gov