The Hillsborough County Cultural Assets Commission is accepting applications to grow and support special events that encourage placemaking and community-building outcomes aligned with the County’s economic and community prosperity goals.
Donor Name: Hillsborough County
State: Florida
County: Hillsborough County (FL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/22/2022
Size of the Grant: up to $100,000
Details:
The Special Events Partnership Grant is for events organized by nonprofit organizations only. The 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. These events should communicate the authentic County story, activate public spaces, enrich the lives of residents, and leverage private sector financial support while aligning to economic development objectives of achieving greater patron spending and maximizing visitation to their market.
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
Nonprofit organizers of fine arts, historic, natural/recreational, culinary, lifestyle, or creative industries events are invited to apply for up to $100,000 in matching Special Events Partnership Grants (SEPG) from Hillsborough County.
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 limits 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.)
- Charitable fundraising events are not eligible for this grant Note: Events may be ticketed or non-ticketed.
- Examples of eligible Events:
For more information, visit Hillsborough County.
