Event Support Grant Application
The DBIA is excited to support events that bring vibrancy and economic prosperity to the downtown and our member businesses. Apply now for financial and in-kind support for your event.
Application Deadlines: March 1, 2025 and September 1, 2025.
The Peterborough DBIA will provide financial and in-kind support to selected events that align with our core strategic priorities. The number and extent of grants awarded will be determined by the availability of designated funds as well as the amount of applications that fit the criteria.
The DBIA event priorities are as follows:
- Reaching priority audiences
- Engaging the DBIA member businesses including restaurants, shops and services
- Bringing economic prosperity to the region, specifically within the BIA district
- Encouraging tourism, downtown exploration and increased foot traffic to BIA member businesses
- Building community connection to and within the downtown area
- Celebrating the unique culture and identity of downtown Peterborough
The goal of the DBIA event support grant is to empower event organizers to create and host events that encourage repeat visitation and year-round animation downtown Peterborough by helping to offset costs such as advertising, administrative fees, supply costs, permit and rental fees for example. The DBIA is dedicated to fostering an inclusive, sustainable and nourishing cultural events hub in the urban core and aims to continue paving a path forward for others to choose it as their primary area for activating events.
Applicants who successfully meet our funding priorities can expect to receive support funds within two weeks of their scheduled event date. If the event requires in-kind support, organizers are asked to coordinate these requests with the DBIA at least two weeks prior to the event date.
Application Deadlines for 2025 Funding
The event support grants will have two deadlines throughout the calendar year for application submissions:
March 1, 2025: For events hosted from April 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025
September 1, 2025: For events hosted from October 1, 2024 to March 31, 2026
After a submission is made, the DBIA board will review all applications for the March 1st or September 1st deadlines and make their decisions on funding allocations in the board meeting that directly follows the respective deadline. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered for funding. All applications must provide the DBIA with a detailed budget outline for their event to be considered.
Click here to fill out our event application form
For questions or inquiries, please contact our Operations Coordinator
Connor English
connor@ptbodbia.ca
705-748-4774 ext 201