Deadline: 11-Aug-25
The Harborough District Council is accepting applications for Visitor Event Grant to support new and existing visitor event organisations to develop and improve visitor activities and visitor event services.
Investment must be for revenue projects that will increase participation and benefit the local economy and community.
Harborough District Council has agreed to provide this grant scheme through the UKSPF under the Communities and Place Priority, Mission 1: Kickstart Economic Growth, Thriving Places theme and sub-theme: development of the visitor economy.
Funding Information
- Grants towards visitor event costs will usually be made at a minimum of £500 up to a maximum of £2000 per application.
Eligible Projects
- The project scope must be to enhance and develop the provision of local visitor events and activities for wider public benefit and participation in Harborough District.
- The grant funding must only be used on revenue projects. This means you must spend the grant money on day-to-day costs that relate to the ongoing operation of your organisation or business. Capital spending on lasting assets such as a buildings or equipment is excluded from this grant fund.
- The grant must support new or existing visitor event organisations to develop and improve visitor activities and visitor event services that will increase participation and benefit the local economy and community.
Eligible Costs
- Costs related to hosting a visitor event or series of events.
- Marketing and promotional costs such as advertising, social media content, improving websites, producing new visitor information and printed leaflets.
- Production of new exhibition or display materials, including professional photography or video production.
- Hire of event equipment, including chairs, tables, stages, light, sound and music systems.
- Venue hire costs and charges for entertainers, guest speakers, guides and musicians.
- Infrastructure requirements including hire of temporary structures including marquees, gazebos, directional signs.
Eligibility Criteria
- The grant funding must be used on revenue projects. This means spending on operational business costs, not on lasting assets such as a building or equipment.
- The grants must support new or existing businesses and organisations to develop and improve visitor activities and visitor event services that increase participation and benefit the local economy and community.
- Grants must be used for business and organisation purposes. They cannot be used for domestic property improvements or for private vehicles.
- Grant applicants will be prioritised that demonstrate the greatest added value to visitor event experiences in Harborough District, enabling existing events that may be at risk of not happening, or new events, to take place.
- The funding must be used for a new project or item of spend. Claims cannot be made for spending already made, before submitting your application.
- All applicants must provide assurances that they have all the necessary permissions, such as planning approvals and freeholder consent in place prior to applying.
- The business or organisation must operate or provide visitor event services in Harborough District.
- A micro/small/medium sized enterprise employing between 1 and 249 staff.
- Community and voluntary organisations not employing staff can also apply.
Ineligibility Criteria
- The fund cannot support projects or costs where there is a statutory duty to provide them.
- Applicants that have already received grant payments that equal the maximum permitted levels of government or public subsidy will not be eligible to receive further grant funding.
- For the avoidance of doubt, businesses that are in administration, insolvent or where a striking-off notice has been made, are not eligible for funding under this scheme.
- This grant funding cannot be used for capital spending such as purchasing long term fixed assets and equipment or for carrying out alterations to property.
Application Requirements
- The council requires the following information for all applicants:
- Trading name of business/organization
- Business trading address including postcode
- Unique identifier (preferably Company Reference Number (CRN)) if applicable. If not applicable, VAT Registration Number, Selfassessment/Partnership Number, National Insurance Number, Unique Taxpayer Reference, Registered Charity Number will also be acceptable)
- Nature of business/organisation
- Date established
- Number of employees
- Business rate account number (if applicable)
For more information, visit Harborough District Council.
