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  1. Office of Travel and Tourism

    MOTT promotes Massachusetts as a Year-round leisure and business travel destination. Our state has a lot to offer both domestic and international visitors, including history, culture, cuisine and outdoor activities. ... Visit Massachusetts Apply for an FY25 Destination Development Capital Grant . Recent news & announcements ... please Contact ...

  2. Travel and Tourism Recovery (TTR) Grant

    The Travel and Tourism Recovery (TTR) Grant for FY22 opened on December 1, 2021. Managed by the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism (MOTT), TTR Grant awards will support marketing campaigns and initiatives that increase consumer spending, support local businesses, advance community recovery efforts, and increase tourism and visitation in ...

  3. FY24 Destination Development Capital Grant

    The FY24 Destination Development Grant Program opened January 25, 2023, with applications due March 31, 2023. Applications must be submitted through MOTT's Submittable Online Application Portal. Grant awards will be announced in June, 2023. Please read the FAQs and attend the Q/A session on Wednesday, March 1, at 10 a.m.

  4. FY24 Destination Development Capital Grant Guidelines

    The DDC grant is focused on capital improvements with a direct relationship to tourism, and other physical/structural items with a greater than five-year lifespan. The Destination Development Capital (DDC) Grant Program for FY24 is funded at $2,000,000 through the Capital Budget, subject to appropriation. The grant process opens on January 25 ...

  5. Massachusetts Announces FY22 Travel and Tourism Recovery Grants

    A new round of Travel and Tourism Recovery (TTR) grants has been announced by the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development (EOHED) through the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism (MOTT). Applications open December 1, 2021 and are due January 19, 2022. Read the guidelines and application information here.

  6. New Grant Program to Support Massachusetts Travel and Tourism

    The MA Office of Travel and Tourism announces that the Travel and Tourism Season Extension (TTSE) Grant Program is open. The US Department of Commerce Economic Development Agency and the MA ...

  7. MA Office of Travel and Tourism FY24 Destination and Development Grant

    Grant is due on March 31, 2023 Eligible projects will enhance tourism resources and infrastructure and will aid in destination recovery and resilience Capital projects greater than a 5 year life -Span All grants require a 1:1 match and recipients have 12 months to raise matching funds.

  8. FY22 Travel and Tourism Recovery Grant Program

    FY22 Travel and Tourism Recovery Grant Program. TTR Grants are dedicated to campaigns and initiatives that increase consumer spending, support local businesses, and advance community recovery efforts to support businesses in Massachusetts. FY22 TTR Grant Application. FY22 TTR Grant Budget and Timeline.

  9. Introduction to MOTT FY24 Destination Development Capital Grants

    The Executive Office of Economic Development (EOED) and the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism (MOTT) have announced the Destination Development Capital (DDC) Grant program for fiscal year 2025. Destination Development Grants are included in the economic development plan, "The Mass Leads Act: An Act Relative to Strengthening Massachusetts' Economic Leadership," as a strategy to ...

  10. Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism Accepting Applications for

    The Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism is now accepting applications for the Destination Development Capital grant, which awards up to $6 million to selected communities whose projects will enhance tourism resources and infrastructure and will aid in climate resiliency.The grant is focused on capital improvements with a direct relationship to tourism, and other physical/structural ...

  11. MASSACHUSETTS TRAVEL AND TOURISM PLAN RECOVERY GRANTS

    New travel and tourism extension grant program to promote the off-season in Massachusetts now open for applications. BOSTON - The Baker-Polito Administration, along with the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development and the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism (MOTT), announced $4 million in awards to 80 tourism organizations, ...

  12. Massachusetts Announces $4 Million in Travel & Tourism Recovery Grants

    Today, the Baker-Polito Administration, along with the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development and the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism (MOTT), announced $4 million in awards to 80 tourism organizations, chambers of commerce, and municipalities as part of the Travel and Tourism Recovery (TTR) Grant Program.

  13. PDF The Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism Has Awarded a $1 Million

    BOSTON (February 7, 2023): The Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism (MOTT) has recognized a strategic initiative led by the Boston Public Market in partnership with the Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy and A Better City (ABC) with the award of a the $1 Million FY2022 Travel and Tourism Season Extension Grant.

  14. PDF Destination Salem Receives Travel and Tourism Grant from Massachusetts

    Grant for $49,000 from the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism (MOTT) for fiscal year 2022. The TTR program is dedicated to campaigns and initiatives that increase consumer spending, support local businesses, and advance community recovery efforts to businesses in Massachusetts adapt to the post-pandemic environment. The funds will ...

  15. Public funds covered $30k in transit, hotels for Mass. governor ...

    Massachusetts Marketing Partnership was created by the state Legislature in 2010 to promote business and tourism in the state. According to Hand, the current balance of the Tourism Trust Fund is ...

  16. Federal Grant Programs

    Contact Us. Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 135 Santilli Highway, Everett, MA 02149. Voice: (781) 338-3000 TTY: (800) 439-2370

  17. Incentive Programs

    Texas Economic Development & Tourism P.O. Box 12428 Austin, Texas 78711 (512) 936-0100

  18. May 2024 Tourism Industry Update

    Massachusetts at IPW. The Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism and delegates from across the state participated in IPW 2024 in Los Angeles, California from May 3-7. IPW is the leading inbound travel trade show connecting U.S. travel exhibitors with travel buyers, tour operators, airlines and travel media to promote our destination product ...

  19. Boating Infrastructure Grants Support MEGADOCK, Boating Community, and

    Boating offers a gateway to the outdoors, adventure, and a unique way to travel. The United States contains over 90,000 miles of coastline, over three million lakes, and over 3 million miles of rivers offering plenty of opportunities to spend time on the water making memories. The 2022 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, & Wildlife-Associated Recreation highlights that nearly 16 percent of U ...

  20. Tourism & Visit

    Tourism & Visit. A foreign national traveling to the United States for tourism needs a visitor visa (B-2 or combined B1/B2) unless qualifying for entry under the Visa Waiver Program. Travel for pleasure or tourism may include a short visit for vacation, visiting family and friends, or for medical treatment.

  21. FY22 Travel and Tourism Recovery Grants

    MA OFFICE OF TRAVEL AND TOURISM 136 Blackstone St, 5th Floor Boston, MA 02109 FY22 Travel and Tourism Recovery Grants REQUEST FOR RESPONSES (RFR) GUIDELINES AND APPLICATION INFORMATION ... The Travel and Tourism Recovery Grant Program for FY22 is funded at $4,000,000 through the

  22. FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces New Actions to Secure the Border

    Since his first day in office, President Biden has called on Congress to secure our border and address our broken immigration system. Over the past three years, while Congress has failed to act ...

  23. Grants Announced

    Administration also opens new capital grant program to expand, renovate tourism destinations and attractions. BOSTON —Tuesday, April 20, 2021—Today, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, Housing and Economic Development Secretary Mike Kennealy, and Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism (MOTT) Executive Director Keiko Matsudo Orrall announced ...

  24. Authenticate an official document for use outside the U.S

    If the country where you want to use your document is on the 1961 Hague Convention member list, you will need an apostille. Documents such as vital records issued by a U.S. state will need an apostille from that state's secretary of state. Federal documents will need an apostille from the U.S. Department of State.

  25. Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $6 million in Travel and

    For Immediate Release Contact: Michael Quinlin March 27, 2023 [email protected]. Six Grant awards will promote off-season tourism in Massachusetts (Boston) - The Healey-Driscoll Administration, along with the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Agency, Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development (EOHED) and Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism (MOTT), today ...

  26. Sustainability

    The seriousness of vessel air pollution has forced the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to introduce a series of relevant laws and regulations. This paper proposes a monitoring scheme based on the synergistic operation of motherships and UAVs. This scheme innovatively adopts a harbor sea patrol vessel or the other official vessel (mothership) as the mobile power supply base for UAVs ...