Delaware invests $7 million in tourism and travel recovery

Delaware State News
Posted 11/15/21

DOVER — As part of the recovery effort in travel, tourism and outdoor recreation, Gov. John Carney and the Delaware Division of Small Business announced an investment of over $7 million on …

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Delaware invests $7 million in tourism and travel recovery

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DOVER — As part of the recovery effort in travel, tourism and outdoor recreation, Gov. John Carney and the Delaware Division of Small Business announced an investment of over $7 million on Monday.

The funds are part of the Economic Development Administration’s American Rescue Plan Travel, Tourism & Outdoor Recreation program, which provides $510 million in state tourism grants and $240 million in competitive tourism grants that will be awarded to advance the recovery for the travel and tourism industries hit the hardest by the coronavirus pandemic.

“Delaware’s $3.5 billion tourism industry employs over 44,000 Delawareans,” Gov. Carney said in a statement. “We need to band together to come up with solutions that help the industry recover and prepare it for future challenges.”

Of the $7 million in grants available, $1 million will be devoted to marketing efforts to provide recovery and resiliency to the areas that drive Delaware’s tourism industry and $1.5 million will be devoted to Parks & Recreation to increase accessibility at parks and create more opportunities for WiFi, all equally divided among the three counties.

The other $5,252,000 will be divided among three to five projects for a “Commercial Corridor Challenge” for organizations to offer creative solutions to help the tourism industry thrive now and to withstand future disasters.

“Rebuilding the travel and tourism industry is a key component of the Biden administration’s plan to build back better and restore the competitiveness of the United States on the global stage,” said U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo in a statement. “The state tourism grants give states and territories the flexible opportunity to boost their local tourism industry and ensure that jobs are restored and tourists return safely.”

Requests for proposals are live for the travel, tourism and outdoor recreation industries. The deadline for proposals is Dec. 3 and awardees will be notified in late December.

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