Downtown Winnipeg BIZ relaunches downtown event grant program – Winnipeg | 24CA News
The Downtown Winnipeg BIZ is relaunching a grant program designed to deliver extra occasions to the town’s core.
The business enchancment zone’s Host It Downtown grant gives as much as $20,000 non-profits, companies or particular person occasion organizers.
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“When downtown is full of people, it drives economic activity. One of the ways to attract people to the city’s core is through events and unique experiences,” says Downtown Winnipeg BIZ’s Pam Hardman.
“We hope this financial support will encourage more event organizers to choose downtown for their indoor or outdoor event.”
While the grant has been provided since 2015, the BIZ says it has been revamped this 12 months “to meet the needs of the downtown community post-pandemic.”
“The Host It Downtown event grant is available to support new events, to relocate an event to downtown or to expand an existing event,” the BIZ mentioned in a launch.
“Complementing the existing portfolio of events put on by Downtown Winnipeg BIZ, the grant aims to increase downtown visitation, offer unique experiences not found anywhere else and celebrate the diversity of the community.”
Event purposes are assessed by a committee and standards relies on 5 classes: anticipated attendance, cultural illustration, financial affect, occasion plan/program and monetary want, the BIZ says.
Eligible occasions have to be open to the general public, have multiple funding supply, and happen inside the Downtown Winnipeg Business Improvement Zone.
Applications for occasions between May 1 and July 31 are open now. More info could be discovered on the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ web site.
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