North Down Borough Council Tourism Grant

Overview

The main aim is to fund those tourism events which:

• Are tourism focused and held within the Borough of North Down
• Are in a position to provide at least 50% of project funding
• Give some degree of benefit to the residents of the Borough
• Promote Bangor and the Borough of North Down as Northern Ireland’s premier events’ location
• Produce direct or indirect economic benefits for the Borough, including the creation of bednights*

*[a bednight refers to one overnight stay per person]

They would also like the event to provide:

• Media coverage i.e. local, regional or national press, radio or television coverage
• Increased usage of hospitality facilities, such as accommodation, restaurants etc.
• Attraction of overseas visitors and domestic visitors
• Attraction of an audience or spectators

Who Can Apply?

You can apply for a Tourism Events Grant if you are a voluntary and/or community organisation and:

• you have a UK Bank or Building Society Account in the name of your organisation, which requires at least two unrelated signatures on each cheque or withdrawal
• you can meet our requirements for event accounts
• you can spend the Grant Award within one year
• the event will take place in the Borough of North Down
• you have adopted appropriate policies in line with your type of Organisation
• your Grant Award will pay for project related costs