Deadline: 31-Jan-23
Applications are now open for Festival and Events Funding Scheme 2023.
Festivals and Events are a celebration of creativity and diversity and have an immensely positive impact on the cultural wealth of Fingal. Every year, nearly 90 events occur across the county, from major music and theatre festivals to seafood festivals, local summer festivals, community run events and parades. They provide a platform for the arts, sports, food, history and entertainment and celebrate a wealth of lifestyle and passions.
They offer a host of economic, social, and cultural benefits to communities. Economically, events stimulate the growth of the local economy and socially, embrace community pride, provide education and strengthen community relationships.
Scheme Offers
- The scheme offers an opportunity for funding under three Strands for Festival & Events taking place in 2023.
- The three strands of Events and Festivals funding are:
- Delivery and Programming of Small Scale & New Festivals & Events
- Delivery and Programming of Medium and Large-Scale Festivals and Events
- Festival and Events Economic Development and Sustainability
Priorities of the Scheme
- Priority will be given to proposals which:
- Demonstrate an overarching impact socially, culturally, and economically
- Nurture and encourage diversity and inclusion to ensure all members of the communities are equally valued.
- Have a proven capacity to engage with diverse audiences through high quality programming
- Is focused on developing demonstrable, measurable local economic, social and/or cultural benefits including tourism impacts where appropriate
- Animate public spaces in creative and innovative ways within the County
- Meet the Events Unit objective of compiling a varied programme of events throughout the year including content, seasonal and geographical spread
- Promote the Irish language in particular during Seachtain na Gaeilge
- Reflect Fingal County Council’s commitment to supporting fair and equitable remuneration of artists and culture professionals in the funding programmes and schemes and in the partnerships and working relationships
Funding Information
- Delivery and Programming of Small Scale & New Festivals & Events: The maximum amount of financial support which can be applied for under this grant is €6,000
- Delivery and Programming of Medium and Large-Scale Festivals and Events: The maximum amount of financial support which can be applied for under this grant is €25,000
- Festival and Events Economic Development and Sustainability: The maximum amount of financial support which can be applied for under this grant is €10,000.
Assessment Process
- An Assessment Panel will assess all applications
- Your application will be initially categorised and reviewed to ensure that it meets with the criteria and eligibility criteria of the funding scheme. Any applications that clearly fall outside the eligibility guidelines will be eliminated at this point.
- Applications will then be assessed by an Assessment Panel appointed by Fingal County Council.
- The Assessment Panel will meet to assess and make recommendations on all eligible applications. Their recommendations will be brought to Full Council for approval before any formal offers will be issued.
- Applicants will be contacted directly in writing and notified of the outcome of their application.
- The Assessment Panel, at their discretion, may redirect any applications to another appropriate Fingal County Council Department for consideration, should it be deemed beneficial to the applicant to do so.
- Fingal County Council endeavours to assess applications as quickly as possible, applicants will be informed in an appropriate period of time.
- Those awarded funding will have their Festival/ Organisation name along with the sum allocated published on Fingal.ie and will be included on the Council’s Calendar of Events for 2023.
For more information, visit Fingal County Council.