Welcome to the Town of Essex Tourism Events Fund application. Please complete and submit the application below. The completed application will be reviewed to determine eligibility.

Event and Applicant Information

Name of event:

Date of event:

Name of organization:

Non-profit society registration number:

Mailing address:

Email address:

Organization website:

Telephone number:

Eligibility Confirmation

Eligibility requirements. Please check all that apply for your event:

The funds will support short-term project-specific costs, not operating costs of core services or functions of the organization.

The event is not held annually in communities across the province or country (Canada Day celebrations, Remembrance Day memorials, or New Year’s parades etc.);

The event has not received funding from other Town of Essex sources (eg. Council discretionary fund)

The event is not solely an artisan or craft fair;

The event is a not primarily a fundraiser (Terry Fox Run, Relay for Life, etc.);

Event attendees do not primarily reside in the Town of Essex;

The event is not political in nature (partisan rally or gathering, issue-based fundraiser, etc.);

Event takes place inside the municipality.

The event is not religious in nature (Christmas, etc.);

Event Overview

Provide a description of your event.

Please describe how the event promotes or strengthens the unique character of the Town of Essex:

Has your organization previously received funding from the Town of Essex?

Yes

No

If your event employs paid staff, please indicate the number of paid individuals:

If your event employs volunteers, please indicate the number of individuals:

Direct Economic Benefits

Please provide a brief summary of the direct economic benefits to the local economy:

Please provide a brief summary of how the event will attract tourists to the community:

Estimated number of people who attended or participated in last year's event (if applicable)

Estimated number of people projected to attend of participate in this year's event:

Do you track where attendees and participants are from?

Yes

No

What percentage of last year’s attendees were from outside the Town of Essex?

Event Financials

Expenses for last year's event (if applicable)

Revenue for last year's event (if applicable)

Budgeted expenses for this year's event:

Estimated revenue for this year's event:

Please provide an event budget including a statement of intended use of grant funds

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Funding Request

How much funding are you requesting? ($1,000 for events with budgets up to $35,000 and $2,000 for events with budgets exceeding $35,000)

Describe how the funding will be used to increase attendance and/or event hosting capacity?

Other Funding Sources

If applicable, please provide details about amounts of funding from other sources (eg. corporate sponsorships, other grants, etc)

Attachments/Further Information

Please attach a copy of the following documents: Financial statements from previous events, event promotional poster/brochure, letters of support.

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Application Checklist

Use this checklist to confirm the application meets the requirements of the Town of Essex Tourism Events Fund

I have read and understand the Town of Essex Tourism Events Fund policy including the ineligible costs.

I confirm that the information in this application is accurate and complete, and that the project proposal, including plans and budgets, is fairly presented.

I agree to submit a post-event report to verify performance measures for the event within 30 days of the event’s completion.

I understand that the information provided in this application may be made public information under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

I agree to publicly acknowledge Town of Essex funding.

Name of applying individual (with organizational signing authority):

Position/title of applying individual:

Digital signature of individual

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