California: 2022-2023 Citywide Special Event Support Program

Funding Information

Maximum Grant Award under the program is $7,500 per event.

Eligible Use of Grant Award:

Grant funds may only be used to pay costs incurred in connection with the special event, including costs charged by the City including police services, bagged parking spaces, and permits; and other event costs such as private security, portable restrooms, and event fencing.

Special Event Support Grant Award Criteria

• Community Impact – examples include:
  • Promote economic activity
  • Revitalizes public space
  • Promotes access to healthy food
  • Promotes improved health (e.g., health fair)
  • Promotes social equity, inclusivity, and neighborhood engagement
  • Features family-oriented activities
  • Promotes the rich history, heritage, amenities of Sacramento
  • Supports the cultural and creative economy
  • Encourages physical activity
• Community Involvement
  • Use of community volunteers
  • Business involvement and sponsorship
  • Non-profit and community-based organization involvement
• Quality of Event Plan
  • Marketing Plan
  • Logistics Plan
  • Financial Plan, which will include event budget and use of grant funds
  • Past event success (Note: It is not a requirement that applicant has past event experience)

Grants will be made in the following priority order:

• Public events with free admission will receive priority over ticketed events.
• Events that build stronger neighborhoods through community investment and engagement.
• Events that stimulate participation from a wide and diverse audience.
• Events that promote economic activity.
• New event.
• Family-oriented event.
• Events that promote the cultural and creative environment of Sacramento.