Gladstone Community Event Sponsorship Program is now accepting applications.

The City of Gladstone Event Sponsorship Program is now accepting applications. This program is designed to assist the development/marketing of festivals and community events and to improve or enhance existing festivals and events in Gladstone. The sponsorship requires a 1:1 cash match by the applicant and a maximum of $2,500 grant funding per event. Organizations may apply for up to 4 Community Event Sponsorships per year. The City has allocated $25,000 towards this program. Gladstone is interested in supporting projects aligned with proposed deliverables from the Gladstone Tourism Strategy with the intent of helping small businesses, non-profits, and community groups. We are excited to support shared aspirations to enhance or create vibrant events, and this program requires local leaders who are willing and able to spearhead endeavors and make them sustainable.

The Gladstone Community Event Sponsorship Program is designed with the following objectives: 

• Benefits local businesses
• Maintains accountability to the taxpayers of the community
• Supports well-managed, viable existing and new public events that are designed to build community and social capital, encourage local commerce,and/or engage the community in the arts/culture
• Ensures transparency in the award of grant funding

Program Guidelines and Application are found below.