Bucks County Tourism Grant Program representatives awarded $597,463 in tourism grants to 58 community businesses and organizations. Each year, one grant recipient is recognized with the Charles H. Martin Grant, named in honor of former Bucks County Commissioner Martin’s commitment to starting and supporting the Bucks County Tourism Grant Program. The 2025 recipient is the Newtown Historic Association.
This program was established in 2008 between Visit Bucks County and the County of Bucks to assist in developing and enhancing Bucks County tourism initiatives. It’s funded from a portion received from the Bucks County lodging tax assessed to visitors staying overnight in hotels, bed and breakfasts and home-shares.
Since the inception of the grant program, more than $7.85 million has been distributed to 156-plus organizations. Grant funding is used for marketing, special events and exhibitions, product development and capital improvement projects all taking place in 2026.
New tourism grant recipients are:
- 98 Armwrestling
- African American Museum of Bucks County
- Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve
- Bristol Raising The Bar
- Bristol Lions Club - District 14-A
- Bristol Riverside Theatre
- Bucks County Center For the Performing Arts
- Bucks County Covered Bridge Society
- Bucks County Gilbert & Sullivan Society
- Bucks County Historical Society
- Bucks County Playhouse
- Bucks County Renaissance Faire
- Bucks County Wine Trail
- Cantus Novus
- Council Rock United Soccer Association
- Craven Hall Historical Society
- Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor
- Doylestown Business and Community Alliance/Discover Doylestown
- Doylestown Historical Society
- Experience Yardley
- Fox and Hound Bed & Breakfast of New Hope
- Fractured Atlas/ River Arts Collective
- Friends of Silver Lake Nature Center
- Friends of Washington Crossing Park