Texas Travel Industry Recovery Grant Program

Texas Travel Industry Recovery Grant Program (TTIR) was established by Senate Bill 8 during the 87th Legislature, Third Special Session, to administer $180 million of funds received from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund, which was established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The purpose of TTIR is to provide grants for the recovery of Texas businesses in the tourism, travel, and hospitality industry that were negatively impacted due to COVID-19, in particular those businesses

TTIR will support the Texas tourism, travel, and hospitality industry by making grant funds available to businesses negatively impacted by COVID-19 in order to improve safety, customer service, and hospitality within their operations and further encourage travel and tourism industry recovery.

TTIR will issue a one-time payment capped at $20,000 to eligible Texas businesses that experienced an economic loss due to COVID-19.

A grant will be available to eligible businesses in the following industries: Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation, Accommodation and Meetings, and Food Services and Drinking Places (NAICS codes 71 , 722 , 7211 , 7212 , 5615 , 561920 , 312120 , 312130 , 312140 ).

Texas Travel Industry Recovery Program.

To apply for the Texas Travel Industry Recovery Grant Program (TTIR Program), each user must establish a user account and password. New users should click on the register button, on the top right of the page. Returning users should click the login button.

Password Requirements:

  • Minimum 12 characters
  • least 1 Upper Case
  • least 1 Lower Case
  • At least 1 Number
  • At least 1 special character
  • For a detailed walktrough of the apllication process, please view the application video tutorial below.
For a detailed walkthrough of the application process, please view the application video tutorial below.
Portal Instruction Video
If you have technical issues related to the online application please take a screenshot of the error you are experiencing and record the page and time the error occurred. These items should be submitted along with your email address to the TTIR Program team. Use the following links for instructions on how to take a screenshot on Windows or Mac.

Users will be required to answer each question in the online application and attach all pertinent documents. After an application is submitted in the online application portal, no changes to the application can be made once it is certified. Please make sure all information and responses are true and correct before clicking the Certify button.