Festival and Events Stability Program

Amount:

$35,000.00

Type of Program:

Grants

Description:

The new Festival and Events Stability Program (FESP) will provide financial assistance to festival and event organizers to help offset costs associated with the need to comply with COVID-19 health and safety protocols (e.g., cleaning, security, staff, fencing, hand wash stations, insurance and/or infrastructure needed to provide a safe and enjoyable event such as chairs, tables, tents etc.). Funding is available to festival and event organizers, including both for-profit and not-for-profit entities.

Comments on Funding:

Funding is up to 20% of total event expenses and to a maximum of $35,000. Claims must be supported by paid invoice. The minimum contribution is $500.

When It Ends:

Ongoing

Deadline:

March 1, 2022

Eligibility:

Applicants must:

for-profit or not-for-profit entities,
be in good standing with the Government of Prince Edward Island,
organize an event between July 20, 2021 and March 31, 2022 that:

secures all necessary license(s) and approval(s) including approval from the Chief Public Health Office,
may be held on a single day or multiple days,
must be held on Prince Edward Island,

Application Steps:

Applicants must submit the application to one of the groups listed below based on the type of festival or event being hosted:

Cultural Development

Evangeline Tourism Association / L’Association Touristique De La Region Évangeline

PEI Association of Exhibitions

Sport PEI

Tourism Industry Association of PEI

Tourism PEI

Documentation Needed:

Applicants must submit:

1
the application form,
2
a one-page overview with a detailed budget that shows total budget and additional costs incurred as a result of Covid-19, including the following information: name of the activity, date(s), location, legal name of the organization, a list of board members for not-for-profit organizations, a list of owners for for-profit organizations, primary contact including title, phone number and email address, expected number of participants / audience size, description of activity (i.e. overview of activities, schedule, target market, on-island and/or off-island participants and/or audience) and the funding amount requested.

Other Things to Note:

Once all funding has been allocated, intake will stop and the program will end.

Program Contact:

Festival and Events Stability Program

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