The Special Event Partnership Grant is designed to strengthen and promote cultural assets through growing and supporting arts and cultural events that encourage place-making and community-building outcomes aligned with Hillsborough County’s economic and community prosperity goals.
Donor Name: Hillsborough County
State: Florida
County: Hillsborough County (FL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/24/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
A cultural asset, for the purposes of this program, is defined as a contributing element of the County’s uniqueness, personality, and character, which falls under one or more of the following categories:
- Fine arts
- Historic
- Natural and or recreational
- Lifestyle, culinary, and or creative industries.
Funding Information
The maximum grant award amount per event available for applicants is $100,000.
There are four (4) funding categories based on the applicant’s Estimated Cash Expenses per the Event budget and ratio for required matching funds:
- CATEGORY 1 (MICRO EVENT)
- Total Event Estimated Cash Expenses are less than $50,000
- Required match of 1:1 (Applicant: County)
- CATEGORY 2
- Total event Estimated Cash Expenses between $50,001 to $100,000
- Required match of 2:1 (Applicant: County)
- CATEGORY 3
- Total event Estimated Cash Expenses is between $100,001 to $500,000
- Required match of 3:1 (Applicant: County)
- CATEGORY 4
- Total event Estimated Cash Expenses is above $500,001
- Required match of 4:1 (Applicant: County).
Eligible Events
- Art Festivals
- Local Food Festivals
- River Celebration Events
- Film Festivals
- Celebration of Local Authors
- Music Festivals
- Local Community
- Historic Events.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for SEPG Program funding, the applicant must be a nonprofit organization classified by the Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt, charitable organization under one of the following sections of the United States Internal Revenue Code: 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), or 501(c)(6). To be an eligible project, the Event must:
- Be a one-day event, a multi-day event occurring on consecutive days, or a related series of events over an extended period.
- Be inclusive (no barriers on who may purchase tickets or attend).
- Take place in Hillsborough County.
- Be held in a publicly visible and accessible location.
- Not already receive County funding through certain County programs offered by the Arts Council of Hillsborough County or through other direct County funding arrangements. (Refer to the “Leveraging County Funding” section of this policy.)
- Be ticketed or non-ticketed.
- Charitable fundraising events are not eligible for this grant.
For more information, visit Hillsborough County.
