Small Supplier Grant Program

The planning team for the Power of Partnership Stewardship Summit (POPS) is committed to ensuring access to equitable opportunities for small BIPOC and other underrepresented suppliers to participate in the Summit. We want to ensure that barriers to participate are removed. 

Through our Small Supplier Grant Program, eligible BIPOC and other underrepresented tour operators and attractions can receive a $1,000 grant to cover three nights hotel accommodations at a Summit host hotel and full Summit registration. Grant funds are not distributed directly to Suppliers.

Supplier criteria for grant eligibility includes:

• Less than $250,000 annual revenue in 2022;
• Less than three full-time employees;
• Business in operation for at least two (2 years) and is currently active in the marketplace;
• Business owner identifies as Black, indigenous or person of color (BIPOC) and other underrepresented suppliers, or business is 51% owned by an owner that identifies at BIPOC;
• Business may or may not be a member/partner of its local DMO/CVB;
• Business owner or company representative can attend Summit and participate in all scheduled buyer meetings from Monday-Wednesday (Oct. 16-18);
• Supplier agrees to participate in three mandatory Pre-Summit Supplier Market Readiness Workshops in September; and
• Supplier agrees to confirm participation by submitting airline ticket receipt to exhibit@powerofpartnershipsummit.com by August 1, 2023.