The Events Industry Forum has announced that the deadline for receiving applications for Purple Guide grants this Autumn will be October 18, 2024.
To date, the Forum has awarded over £226,000 in grants for projects supporting the UK outdoor events industry.
Applications must conform to the following guidelines:
- Applications must be able to demonstrate a purpose that will benefit and support the interests of the outdoor events industry generally.
- Applications must be non-commercial in that the benefits are freely accessible to the industry and not subject to any form of commercial commitment.
- Applicants must agree to provide EIF with regular progress reports on projects being funded and a detailed final report on the project at its conclusion, as well as to these reports being published on the EIF website.
- Grant recipients must agree to issue press releases both before and after the project recognising EIF’s funding support. Press releases must be approved by EIF prior to being issued.
- Grant recipients must agree to present the results of the project to EIF members either via a Teams or face-to-face meeting.
- Any publication, report or marketing material produced referring to the project must acknowledge EIF’s funding support.
Full details of the grants and how to apply can be found at https://www.eventsindustryforum.co.uk/index.php/activities/purple-guide-grants
