WFEA North Puget Sound Chapter: Hear how you can best apply to receive funds from this grant from the Washington State Department of Commerce

A seminar you won’t want to miss!

Many North Puget Sound events will receive funding from this $3.5 million Festivals & Events grant

Hear how you can best apply to receive funds from this grant from the Washington State Department of Commerce

June 13, 2022

Farmhouse Restaurant, Mt. Vernon

Continental breakfast will be served

7:30 AM

Incredible News: A Report on $3.5 Million Being Made Available to the State’s Event Organizers

8:00 – 8:45 AM

The Washington State Department of Commerce is making $3.5 million available this summer specifically for festival and events like the ones you produce in communities with a population of 100,000 or less. WFEA and ArtsWA will be administering this fund – we want to go over how to apply for the grant and what will be important to grant reviewers. The intent is to make these funds available to as many events as possible – hear up to date details at this seminar!

How COVID has changed sponsorship

8:45 AM – 9:30 AM

Learn the secrets of selling sponsorship during and after COVID. Many events are selling record levels of sponsorship while others are seeing declines – learn how the former group is having success.

Bruce Skinner, Executive Director Washington Festivals and Events