The Live Event Support Industries Program is administered by Business Oregon, the state’s economic development agency. The Oregon legislature allocated Business Oregon federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds for the purpose of supporting live event support industry service providers negatively impacted by the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Donor Name: Business Oregon
State: Oregon
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Program
Deadline: 08/30/2022
Size of the Grant: $10,000 – $100,000
Details:
This Program will provide up to $10 million in grant assistance to qualifying applicants that have experienced financial hardships as an outcome of public health measures necessitated by the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Funding Information
Program awards will generally range between $10,000 – $100,000.
Eligibility Criteria
The “live event support industry” includes for-profit businesses, nonprofits, sole proprietors, and independent contractors. Applicants who apply must be an authorized representative of the applying organization or independent contractor as applicable. Applicants will self-attest that in calendar year 2019, they earned 50% or more annual revenue derived from the provision of goods (rented or sold) or services for the production and execution of live events in Oregon. Applicants will be asked to select an eligible entity type based upon their principal business activities and may be asked to provide confirmation of live events they supported
Eligible applicants for this Program include but are not limited to:
- Event Planners, Designers, and Talent Buyers
- Event Sound, Video, Lighting, Rigging, and Staging Providers
- Event Supply Rental Companies
- Event Catering Providers
- Event Scenic, Décor and Floral Vendors
- Theatrical Services and Equipment Rental Providers
- Specialty Entertainers such as DJs, MCs, Costumed Characters, Actors, Musicians, Musical Groups, Auctioneers, and other special event-specific talents
- Specialized Event Services and Vendors such as Event Security, VIP Toilets, Photobooths, Portable Gaming, Amusement Providers, and Event Transportation Providers, Ticket Agencies, etc.
- Wedding-Specific Services and Vendors such as Stylists and Makeup Artists, Photographers and Videographers, Planners and Coordinators, etc.
For more information, visit Business Oregon.