EIF announces deadline for next round of Purple Guide Grants

The Events Industry Forum has announced that the deadline for receiving applications for Purple Guide grants this Autumn will be October 18, 2024.

To date, the Forum has awarded over £226,000 in grants for projects supporting the UK outdoor events industry.

Applications must conform to the following guidelines:

• Applications must be able to demonstrate a purpose that will benefit and support the interests of the outdoor events industry generally.
• Applications must be non-commercial in that the benefits are freely accessible to the industry and not subject to any form of commercial commitment.
• Applicants must agree to provide EIF with regular progress reports on projects being funded and a detailed final report on the project at its conclusion, as well as to these reports being published on the EIF website.
• Grant recipients must agree to issue press releases both before and after the project recognising EIF’s funding support. Press releases must be approved by EIF prior to being issued.
• Grant recipients must agree to present the results of the project to EIF members either via a Teams or face-to-face meeting.
• Any publication, report or marketing material produced referring to the project must acknowledge EIF’s funding support.

Full details of the grants and how to apply can be found at https://www.eventsindustryforum.co.uk/index.php/activities/purple-guide-grants

For further information please contact:

Jim Winship
Secretary
The Events Industry Forum
Mobile: 07850 104034
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The Events Industry Forum (EIF) provides an informal meeting point for trade bodies and similar organisations in the outdoor events industry. The group usually meets twice a year to share information and discuss issues of common interest. Currently 31 organisations support the EIF. The Forum, under EIF Limited, also publishes the Purple Guide on a non-for-profit basis.

Full Members (31):
Association of Events Management Education
Association of Circus Proprietors of GB
Association of Independent Festivals
Association of Outdoor Event Managers
Association of Show and Agricultural Organisations
British Air Display Association
British Arts Festivals Association
British Pyrotechnic Association
Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity
Environmental Services Association
Event Hire Association
Event Structures Industry Training Scheme
Event Supplier and Services Association
A Greener Future
Halloween & Scare Attraction Association
Local Authority Event Organisers’ Group
Made Up Textiles Association
Major Events International
National Caterers’ Association
National Traction Engine Trust
Outdoor Arts UK
Portable Sanitation Europe
Professional Lighting & Sound Association
Rugby Football Union
South Coast Events Forum
The Association of Outdoor Event Managers
The Concert Promoters Association
The Event Services Association
The National Centre for Resilience Learning and Development (EPC)
The Showman’s Guild
The UK Crowd Management Association.

Associate Members (4):
National Police Coordination Centre
Local Government Association
UK Events
Local Regulators Events Expert Panel.