Various forms of funding, grants, sponsorship and even tax incentive opportunities are sometimes available. Below are tourism grant and sponsorship applications available for your consideration.

Support from around Southeast Kansas

Explore Crawford County Meeting And Event Incentive Fund Request
We want travelers to have a reason to visit our region. We are always looking for events to help promote, whether it is an annual festival, a conference, a youth sporting event, or something else.
Provider: Explore Crawford County
Request For Support

Community Foundation of Southeast Kansas
Funds projects throughout the region for projects in arts and culture, children and youth activities, and more. Includes Colonial Fox Theatre Foundation, Crawford County Fair Association, Friends of the SEK Symphony, Humanities Kansas SEK, Miners Hall Museum Foundation, Pittsburg Beautiful, and Pittsburg Community Theatre.
Details

Pritchett Trust
Supports initiatives that improve the quality of life in Crawford County and Southeast Kansas. Named after William and Athlyn Pritchett, since 1994 more than $9 million has been awarded to area non-profits, schools, and service organizations. Managed by BMO Trust and Custody Services, a part of BMO Global Asset Management.
For details, call (414) 287-7250 or email trust.custody (at) bmo.com

Southeast Kansas Regional Planning Commission: CARES Act Revolving Loan Fund
A loan fund available for private enterprises, public and non-profit small business with the goal to help alleviate sudden and severe economic dislocation caused by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, to provide permanent resources to support economic resiliency, and to further the long term economic adjustment objectives of the region served by the SEKRPC.
Details

Southeast Kansas Regional Planning Commission: Community Development Block Grant Commercial Rehabilitation
The purpose of the CDBG Downtown Commercial Rehabilitation Program grants is to help cities improve the quality of their downtown commercial districts by assisting private property owners in the rehabilitation of blighted structures.
Details

Southeast Kansas Regional Planning Commission: Revolving Loan Fund
A loan fund available  for private enterprises, public and non-profit small business located within the 12 county region in which the SEKRPC serves.
Details

Kansas Tourism support

Attraction Development Grant
Provide assistance in the development of new tourism attractions or the enhancement of existing attractions within the State.
Provider: Kansas Travel & Tourism
Details & Form

Tourism Marketing Grant Program (TMGP)
An ongoing grant to assist organizations in innovative, dedicated advertising and marketing.
Provider: Kansas Travel & Tourism
Maximum award: $10,000
Details & Form

Other support from Kansas Department of Commerce

Grants at a Glance with Calendar
Provided by the Kansas Department of Commerce, and includes Kansas Creative Arts and Industries Commission, Kansas Tourism, among others.

Arts Integration Program
Supports the role the arts play in all levels of education, community service, and workforce development. Grants awarded for Visiting Artists, Integrated Arts Education, and Innovative Partnerships.
Provider: Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission (KCAIC)
Details & Form

Historic preservation tax incentives
Frequently Asked Questions regarding Tax Aspects of the Historic Preservation Tax Incentives in Kansas.

Humanities For All
Overseen by Humanities Kansas, these grants focus on creative and innovative projects that draw on history, literature, and culture to engage the public with stories that spark conversations. Grant rounds are held in both Summer and Fall. Mini Grants may be submitted at any time.
Details, Guidelines, Getting Started & How to apply

Kansas Community Empowerment Kickstart and Impact Grants
These grants support locally driven projects that enhance the quality of place, stengthen volunteer-led efforts, and promote long-term vibrancy in Kansas communities
Details & How to Apply

Kansas Heritage Trust Fund
Provides matching funds for the preservation of properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places or the Register of Historic Places.
Details

Kansas Rural Preservation
Provide grants to owners of historic properties in rural Kansas communities. Properties must be listed in the National Register of Historic Places individually or as a contributing property in a National Register listed historic district or properties determined eligible for listing may benefit from this grant; and, must be within a community with a population of less than 30,000 and provide justification of their rural location.
Details

SEED Grants
The purpose of Strategic Economic Expansion and Development (SEED) grants is to support the economic revitalization of Kansas communities under 5,000 population through investments in quality-of-life initiatives.
Details

Supporting Innovative Growth through New Signage (SIGNS)
The SIGNS Grant strengthens commercial districts by helping businesses upgrade storefront signage that improves visibility, attracts customers, and drives revenue.
Details & How to Apply

Strategic Investment Program
Recognizing the role individual artists and creative organizations play in cultural programming, these funds can be used for Organizational Development, New & Expanded Works, or Equipment & Technology.
Provider: Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission (KCAIC)
Details & Form

Other support

AARP Community Challenge
Provides small grants to fund “quick-action” projects that can help communities become more livable for people of all ages. Applications are accepted for projects to improve housing, transportation, public space, technology, civic engagement and more — all while keeping communities safe and healthy during the global coronavirus pandemic.
Applications due: May 15 (in 2020)
Grantees announced publicly: August 20 (in 2020)
Projects must be completed: December 18 (in 2020)
Details

Arts Midwest
Supports efforts throughout the Midwest that connect people, ideas, and solutions through creativity.
Details

Kansas PRIDE Program
Serves communities across the state to encourage and assist local government and local volunteers in making their community a better place to live and work, helping them to identify what they would like to preserve, create, or improve for their future. Partnership of K-State Research and Extension, the Kansas Department of Commerce, Kansas Masons, and Kansas PRIDE, Inc.
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National Association of Realtors Placemaking Grant
NAR’s Placemaking Grant is available to REALTOR® associations to help them plan, organize, implement and maintain these types of Placemaking activities in their communities.
Details

Project for Public Spaces Community Placemaking Grant
Project for Public Spaces’ Community Placemaking Grants enable US-based nonprofits and government agencies to address this inequality of access by working directly with local stakeholders to transform public spaces or co-create new ones.
Details

Patterson Family Foundation Open Call Grants
Patterson Family Foundation’s Open Call Grants are publicly announced and submitted through the Grants Portal. Applications are reviewed using criteria aligned with the Foundation’s priorities, including community impact, feasibility, sustainability, and readiness to implement the proposed work in the Kansas or western Missouri rural community. 
Details

Patterson Family Foundation Collaboration Grants
Collaboration Grants are developed through a shared planning process with organizations, institutions, and local stakeholders. Together, we identify needs, set goals, and define measures of success in our Kansas or western Missouri rural communities. These grants are created through collaboration rather than an open call, resulting in joint decision-making and shared accountability.
Details

Puffin Foundation
Promotes art that educates the public on topical issues. Fine Arts and Video/Film.
Open: September
Deadline: December 15
Details & Form

T-Mobile Hometown Grants
We’re investing $25M in 500 rural towns over 5 years to jumpstart projects and build stronger communities. Together, we can help upgrade tech at your local library, build new hiking trails, revitalize historic buildings, and so much more.
Details & Submit Your Proposal