The Washington Festivals and Events Association will be helping King County administer a grant program to deliver $2 million in COVID recovery funds to the festival and events industry in the County.

The County and WFEA realize that the event sector has been impacted more than almost any other during this pandemic. It also recognizes the need for special events and festivals to reopen so that people can gather to celebrate culture, diversity and the arts again.

Therefore, we are offering funding to eligible festivals and events who experienced a revenue loss from 2019-2020 , due to a COVID-related cancellation or an event held at reduced capacity or scope, only partially holding their events.

The County and WFEA wants to get the industry back to work – organizers, vendors, artists, musicians, etc., by funding the organizations who hire them.

All types of organizations are eligible – non-profit events and for-profit events, chambers, cities, tourism entities, events with paid staff or that are all volunteer, etc.

WFEA will provide program outreach and marketing services for the program, deliver technical assistance to applicants, and provide industry advisory and liaising services to King County during the evaluation of grant applications.