KINGSTON – The City of Kingston is launching a 2023 Community Events Grant Program, which is made possible with federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act. The city has allocated $375,000 to support local events as part of the city-wide pandemic recovery efforts.
Nonprofit groups and businesses in Kingston are eligible to apply for up to five events per year at up to $5,000 per event — for a total of up to $25,000 per organization. Events must be free and open to the public and either have previously taken place prior to 2020, or if new, not duplicate pre-existing events and focus primarily on youth and families as the target audience.
Overall preference will be shown to applications for events that focus primarily on youth and families as well as those that draw audiences from diverse backgrounds.
Funding is available for events taking place February through the end of December 2023. Grant applications will be accepted on a rolling basis from Friday, February 3 through Friday, November 1. The last eligible event date is December 31.
More information, a list of eligible expenses, and the application can be found at: www.engagekingston.com/arpa-community-events-grant-program.
