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The aim of the Fund is to support and stimulate regional growth events that take place between April 1 2024 and March 31 2025. This Fund will:

• encourage festivals and events to take place that can attract audiences from across Dumfries and Galloway, due to good quality planning, programming and marketing
• be a potential source of funding for festivals and events that were planned and took place with grant-support from the former Community Events Fund in financial years 2021/2022 to 2023/24 inclusive;
• be a potential source of funding for new or recently established festivals and events that can demonstrate a trajectory of growth in their event
• encourage sports and outdoor events to be planned and to take place to improve health and wellbeing
• develop the sustainability of D&G's events sector by providing a source of funding to growth events across the region;
• develop the quality of festivals and events, to add to the quality of life in Dumfries and Galloway;
• provide festivals and events for our visitors to enjoy, that can be marketed with other local visitor attractions; and
• provide opportunities for low cost entertainment and participation within local communities.

Eligible project costs can include:

• Temporary staff costs
• Equipment hire
• Marketing costs
• Performers fees and travel costs
• Venue hire
• Licencing and road closure costs
• Consultancy support around public health safety, risk management and health and safety
• Website costs and customer relationship management costs if they are related to the event’s promotion, public health advice and updates, sustainable travel options and regional tourism and shop local campaigns

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Geographical areas funded: Dumfries and Galloway

Fund type

Type of funding:

Grant

Type of cost:

Revenue

Fund award sizes

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Who can apply

The Self-employed (through limited company or as a sole trader); businesses; charitable organisations; Community Interest Companies and Social Enterprises; partnerships; constituted community groups. Applicant organisations must have a bank account in the name of the organisation which will incur the direct expenditure.

Eligible festivals/events must meet all of the following criteria:

• a budget of £10,000 or more
• attract, or be forecasted to attract, 600 unique visitors or more from across Dumfries and Galloway
• be marketed across Dumfries and Galloway, including paid for channels i.e. more than free social media channels
• demonstrate community support
• demonstrate business support
• have an identifiable project champion
• planned to take place between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025.

When to apply

Currently closed.

How to apply

Download form via website and submit to grantapplications@dumgal.gov.uk. If you have questions about your application, email events@dumgal.gov.uk

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Activites funded: Arts and culture Citizenship and community involvement Recreation and social activities

Beneficiaries funded: General public Local communities

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