Helena Tourism Event Grant

Helena Tourism Event Grant is sponsored by Visit Helena, Montana. This grant is open to businesses, non-profits, and event organizers to assist with monetary funding to launch and grow new events in the greater Helena, Montana region.

Helena Tourism Event Grant | Visit Helena, Montana See What Helena Has to Offer Visit Helena understands special events play an important role in improving residents’ quality of life and attracting visitors to our area. We believe tourism equals economic growth and vitality and are proud of our part in keeping our community strong. This grant helps with funding for those events that contribute to this mission.

Visit Helena’s Tourism Event Grant is open to businesses, non-profits, and event organizers to assist with monetary funding to launch and grow new events in the greater Helena, Montana region. The tourism grant seeks applicants looking to develop and grow multi-day events that promote Helena’s outdoor recreation, history or arts and culture.

The grant program encourages applicants to utilize funding toward event marketing and promotion to attract visitors from across Montana and further. Looking to meet in Helena regarding a convention, conference, or reunion? The aforementioned do not qualify for the Tourism Event Grant; however, we want to support your gathering!

Check out our Meet in Helena page here . • Attract new and returning events that produce hotel room nights in the Helena area • Help grow the local economy through resident and visitor spending • Promote Helena’s inclusive community values in the outdoors, sports, history and culture There is no set number of grants that may be awarded in any fiscal year.

However, the total dollar amount of grant funds awarded may not exceed the total amount of funds allotted each year by the Visit Helena Board . To date, Visit Helena has funded grants of up to $15,000. Minimum funding award is $1,500.

View guidelines. Winter 2026/2027 Events (November – May) : Applications accepted July 1, 2026—August 31, 2026, by 5 pm MST Summer 2027 Events (July – October) : Applications accepted December 1, 2026- January 31, 2027, by 5pm MST View Grant Details Application Form Sample of Post Event Submission “The grant funds we’ve received from Visit Helena have been pivotal in growing Helena Septemberfest into what it is today.

The application process is simple, and any questions we’ve had were answered quickly by the Visit Helena crew. Thank you, Visit Helena, for helping us spread the word. This event wouldn’t be nearly as big without your amazing grant program!

” “Grant process was well defined in material on the Visit Helena website. The sales manager was great to work with and helped LCCC with the grant process. Any questions we had were answered thoroughly.

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