Washington Festival and Events Association, in partnership with Washington State Department of Commerce and ArtsWA, is pleased to offer a Festival and Events Grant Program.
Donor Name: Washington State Department of Commerce
State: Washington
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 07/01/2022
Grant Size: $5,000 to $35,000
Details:
This program supports “legacy-level” community events, including:
- festivals
- civic and holiday celebrations
- cultural and heritage events
- music festivals
- street and art fairs
The grant program’s goals to help communities recover from pandemic losses are to:
- Increase business revenue and attendee overnight or extended accommodation stays.
- Generate local tax revenue and restore community-giving programs.
- Support small businesses that depend on seasonal festivals and events to fund their operations and provide community employment opportunities.
- Assist businesses in the tourism, entertainment, and other creative subsectors by ensuring that legacy festivals restart in a safe, sustainable, and self-sufficient manner while following CDC and state-level health and public safety guidelines.
- Preserve the vibrancy, diversity, and growth of local entertainment and arts communities as an integral part of the state’s creative economy.
- Stimulate new community sponsorships, in-kind donations, and monetary support to create long-term financial stability.
- Preserve community celebrations of local history, culture, arts, music and identity
Funding Information
Grants range from $5,000 to $35,000.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible, organizations must meet the following criteria:
- “Legacy-level” festivals and events in Washington State communities of less than 100,000 residents (based on 2020 Census). *Legacy-level is defined as being held in the community for five or more years.
- Active for-profit or non-profit organizations identified by UBI, EIN, and UEI numbers
- Organizations with demonstrable financial loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021
For more information, visit Washington State Department of Commerce.
