Every town in between in the Cowper electorate has been successful in grabbing a slice of $775,000 in bushfire recovery funding to strengthen the local tourism industry.

The funding has been allocated from the federal government's Tourism Bushfire Recovery Program for projects such as supporting the popular Smash 'em Sydney Sixers in Coffs Harbour, Nature Trails of the Macleay Valley and the Port Macquarie Lumiere.

Federal Member for Cowper Pat Conaghan said local councils and tourism organisations had put in time and effort in February and March to submit applications to the tourism recovery initiative and he was pleased their effort had paid off.

"Tourism and hospitality businesses in our area have been doing it really tough since spring-summer last year and they deserve our ongoing support," he said.

"Thank you to our councils and tourism bodies for putting in the work to make these gains for our keynote local events, tourism infrastructure and our local economy."

Grants awarded include:

Bellingen Shire Council: $40,000 for the Community Festivals and Event Fund; and $105,000 for the Event Stimulus Fund, a fund to enable event organisers to attract a quality artistic line up to events such as the International Film Festival, Readers and Writers Festival and Dorrigo Folk and Blues Festival. Grants total: $145,000

Coffs Harbour City Council: $95,000 to support the delivery of Smash 'em Sydney Sixers in the 2020-21 season; $45,000 for Embrace Orara Valley, a suite of existing events such as the Rainforest Rattler; and $5,000 for Play Coffs Coast, a project encouraging sports events participants to extend the duration of their stay. Grants total: $145,000

Kempsey Shire Council: $195,000 to upgrade the Nature Tails of the Macleay Valley with improved destination signage and the development of a digital trail guide.

Nambucca Valley Council: $117,500 to upgrade Jacks Ridge Mountain Bike Track with a composting toilet, timing system, signage and track construction; plus $27,500 to support the Triple X Mountain Bike Event at Jacks Ridge next year. Grants total: $145,000

Port Macquarie-Hastings Council: $145,000 for Port Macquarie Lumiere - an immersive, outdoor art installation and light show projected onto the Historic Port Macquarie Museum as part of the town's Bicentenary celebrations.

This is the third funding announcement under the $10 million Regional Tourism Bushfire Recovery Grants program, following $825,000 for 34 events and projects announced since June.

One of these projects was Port Macquarie-Hastings Council's ArtWalk initiative from 1-8 October; it received $25,000.

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