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The Hattiesburg Tourism Commission, doing business as VisitHATTIESBURG, is the…
Tourism Grant Program
VisitHATTIESBURG’s mission is to actively position Hattiesburg as a year-round premier leisure and business destination in the Gulf South.
What is the Tourism Grant Program
VisitHATTIESBURG’s Tourism Grant Program (TGP) is an annual allocation designed to enhance visitor and tourism promotion efforts in Hattiesburg. TGP provides funds for marketing and other qualified expenses for projects/events that fulfill VisitHATTIESBURG’S mission and, ultimately, increase overnight travel to Hattiesburg. The priority deadline to submit applications for FY25 is September 5, 2024.
Qualifying Programs and Events
Eligible applicants for funding include an organization/event/project whose objective is to promote Hattiesburg’s tourism industry to out-of-town visitors by generating overnight travel and economic stimulus to the city. The target audience should be outside the immediate Hattiesburg area (over 50- mile radius or out-of-state).
Qualifying entities may be attractions, associations, organizations or governmental agencies which promote their event, products and/or services to visitors from outside the area. Qualified grant projects should be classified in one of the following categories:
- Festival / Event
- Attraction / Public Use Facility:
- Museums, historical buildings, meeting space, sporting facilities, etc.
- Other organizations/associations with a primary objective of promoting tourism in Hattiesburg
FY2025 Qualifying Programs and Events
VisitHATTIESBURG is proud to announce the following as recipients of the FY2025 Tourism Grant Program
- 19th Historic Mobile Street Renaissance Festival
- 2024 Football HS Championships
- 2024 Football State Championships
- 2025 DBB Boys World Series
- 2025 Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival
- 2025 Krewe of St. Catherine Parade
- 2025 Mississippi Pinnacle Awards
- 4th Annual Food Truck Festival
- 39th Annual Southern Miss Coca-Cola Rodeo
- 74th Annual Hattiesburg Jaycees Christmas Parade
- Christmas Downtown- A Street Market
- Dog Days Run Walk
- Farm to Fork: Ride | Run | Crit
- Hattiesburg Half Marathon/10k/5k
- Hattiesburg Hall of Fame 2024
- Hattiesburg Juneteenth Festival
- Hattiesburg Pickleball Classic
- Hattiesburlesque celebrates 10 years in the Burg
- HFC Labor Day and Spring Classic
- Hobble Gobble 5 mile run and 2 mile walk
- Holiday Expo and Christmas Market
- Hub City Wine Festival
- HUBFEST
- Laughs 4 Life 2025
- Live Amateur Box Night - Part ll
- Live at Five
- Meistersingers Civic Chorus 2024-25
- Mentor Day Activities
- Midnight on Front Street
- Molten Mohawk Niner (and 4 miler)
- MUDDS Beach Volleyball Classic
- Oktoberfest
- Parks and Recreation Marketing and Outreach
- Pine Belt Pride 2025
- Retiree Appreciation Day
- SoMisPo 30th Anniversary Celebration
- VetFest (Veterans Festival) 2025
- William Carey Art and Museum Tours
- William Carey University Orchestra Community Outreach - Hattiesburg Youth Orchestra/Hattiesburg Orchestral Academy
More qualification details are available in the Eligibility Requirements PDF.
TGP FY2025 Eligibility Requirements Click for full details.
For questions, please contact the VisitHBURG team.
Complete the official TGP Application
Priority deadline for FY2025 ends September 5, 2024.
Download the Final Report FY2025 PDF
Only applies to those awarded a VisitHBURG Tourism Grant. Deadline for reporting is Sept. 30, 2025.
