Tourism Cares will host the 2024 North America Meaningful Travel Summit in Eugene, Oregon, and is issuing grants from the Impact Travel Fund to tourism-related social enterprises/community-level businesses in the Willamette Valley.

• Event Date: September 30 - October 2, 2024

• Grant Amount: Total available between $10,000 - $15,000, which may be spread over 1-3 grants

• Funding Focus: Community-level tourism initiatives that promote sustainability and resilience, including:

• Capacity building, upskilling, and training in the hospitality and tourism industry

• Infrastructure grants for scaling micro and small businesses with sustainable initiatives

• Networking and community building for non-profits

• Submission Deadline: August 30, 2024

• Contact Information: John Sutherland, Sr. Director of Community Impact, John.Sutherland@tourismcares.org