Program Overview

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Cultural events are a means of enhancing, marketing, and promoting the Newtown Community Redevelopment District (NCRA) to stimulate local business, community, and commerce activities. Cultural events differ from unspecified special events due to their unique and inimitable nature.

Cultural events amplify the community’s existing culture – that is, the shared cuisine, social habits, music, arts, literature, crafts, history, and customs of our citizens. A successful cultural event demonstrates and celebrates what is uniquely Newtown, and in doing so, attracts a wide and enthusiastic audience from the local community and regional area.

In keeping with the City of Sarasota’s adopted Vision and Strategic Goals, which emphasize the preservation and enhancement of culture and diversity, and the Newtown Redevelopment Plan which seeks to encourage residents to showcase their culture, and service to the community, the Newtown Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board (NCRAAB) and the City Commission allocated NCRA funds towards the creation and operation of a Cultural Events Grant Program.

The NCRAAB will award matching grants up to $5,000 to applicants on a case- by-case basis as funding allows. All applicants must submit a completed application package before being considered for funding. Applicants granted a funding award must sign an agreement with the City of Sarasota, and funding is distributed in the form of reimbursement following the successful completion and submission of accounting documentation. 

Contact

For questions or for more information, please contact:

Economic Development Office

NewtownCRA@SarasotaFL.gov

(941) 263-6281