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Find similar grantsDestination Development Capital (DDC) Grant Program is sponsored by Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism. Supports projects that expand, construct, restore, or renovate tourism destinations and attractions across Massachusetts.
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Administration opens Destination Development grant program - Massachusetts Municipal Association (MMA) Economic and Community Development Administration opens Destination Development grant program Home → News → Economic and Community Development --> Minuteman Statue, North Bridge and Monument in Concord.
The Executive Office of Economic Development and the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism have opened the Destination Development Capital Grant program for fiscal 2025. The competitive grant program will award funds to strengthen the state’s economy through destination development projects that enhance tourism sustainability and have the potential to increase non-resident visitation.
Preference will be given to projects related to climate resiliency, rural communities, cultural districts, and the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. The program is included in the Healey-Driscoll administration’s economic development bond bill, the Mass Leads Act, as a strategy to support capital improvements at tourism assets across the state.
The administration anticipates funding the fiscal 2025 program at up to $5 million through the capital budget. Economic Development Secretary Yvonne Hao said the Destination Development Capital Grant program reflects the administration’s commitment “to boosting Massachusetts as a top-tier travel destination while advancing our economic goals. ” Lt.
Gov. Kim Driscoll, a former mayor of Salem, a renowned tourism destination, said she’s familiar with “the transformative impact of tourism on our communities. ” “We’re excited to see how the DDC grant program will continue to strengthen our economy,” she said. Applications will be accepted for projects that include plans to expand, construct, restore or renovate Massachusetts tourism destinations and attractions.
Applicants must demonstrate how the project will work to promote the tourism goals of the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism and the Regional Tourism Councils. Municipalities are among those eligible to apply. The fiscal 2025 program opened on April 22, and applications are due by May 31.
Projects must be completed by June 30, 2025. Applications must be submitted through the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism’s Online Application Portal . Grant awards are anticipated to be announced in June 2024.
Guidelines and eligibility information are available online . A Zoom webinar about Destination Development Capital Grants will be held on May 1 at 10 a. m.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Organizations in Massachusetts involved in tourism and cultural development. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Destination Development Capital (DDC) Grant Program is funded by Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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The Cummings Foundation's flagship program will award $35 million to roughly 150 eastern-Massachusetts nonprofits in 2027, up from $30 million — and nearly all of it now flows as unrestricted general operating support. Letters of Inquiry opened July 15 and close September 16, 2026. Here is who qualifies, how the multi-year and 10-year tracks work, and how to write an LOI that survives the first cut.
Read articleCummings Foundation grew its annual local program from $30 million to $35 million for 2026 awards, but the dollar increase is the smaller story. Nearly every grant now flows as unrestricted general operating support — the funding nonprofits ask for most and receive least. For eligible Massachusetts organizations, the 2027 cycle opens July 15 with a September 16 letter-of-inquiry deadline. Here is who qualifies, why the shift to operating support changes the calculus, and how a small nonprofit should approach a program that hands out 150 grants a year, most of them chosen by community volunteers.
Read articleThe Cummings Foundation lifted its flagship local grant program from $30M to $35M for 2026, citing government funding cuts and rising costs, while shifting nearly all of its 150 grants to unrestricted general operating support. Here is who qualifies, how the July-to-January application cycle works, and how a Massachusetts nonprofit should build a competitive letter of inquiry.
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