The City of Asheville Event Support Grant is facilitated by ArtsAVL, the City’s contracted administrator of the grant program. The program provides a competitive process for non-profit organizations to receive financial support for events that are free and open to the public and permitted within Asheville’s streets, parks, and outdoor public spaces. The program’s goal is to preserve public arts and cultural programming within Asheville’s outdoor public spaces through the provision of financial assistance for community events that promote cultural heritage, diversity, and the creative arts. Proposals that increase exposure to the arts and promote a high quality of life for residents within the community through arts programming will receive priority.

Grants typically range between $3,000-10,000 but may be more or less depending on the event.