Carlow County Council announces Round 2 of the FESTIVAL & EVENT FUNDING SCHEME 2022 – with a CLOSING DATE of 1st July 2022 @ 5.00pm

Carlow County Council – Festival & Event Fund 2022 – Round 2

Carlow County Council Festival & Event Fund aims to assist with the creation of community-based tourism events for County Carlow. The Fund is a combination of Carlow County Councils own events, events in partnership with other bodies that have similar objectives, and events run by external organisers who receive direct funding contributions from Carlow County Council via an application process for the Festival & Events Fund.
Round 1 call for applications was for Festivals & Events which occur during the period May 2022 to October 2022. This second call is for Festivals & Events which occur during the period October 2022 to 10th December 2022 (which will include partnership opportunities for events for the Festive Family Experience Programme).

WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY?

The scheme is open to groups or organisations that are organising Events and Festivals during the period October 2022 to 10th December 2022. Applications are accepted online only on https://submit.link/Y0
To be eligible for funding the event must:
• Have a general audience appeal and be socially inclusive.
• Clearly demonstrate potential to generate economic, social and/or cultural benefits.
• Is focused on developing demonstrable, measurable tourism impacts in the County.
• Complement the County’s calendar of events in relation to attracting overseas’ visitors.
• Animate public spaces in creative and innovative ways within the County.
• Demonstrate financial sustainability and the capacity to develop the event.
• Have a clear PR and marketing plan including a social media strategy to actively promote the event.

Statutory agencies ARE NOT ELIGIBLE to apply. Projects which receipt funding from other Departments in Carlow County Council are not eligible to apply.

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