Regional Events Acceleration Fund - Major Event Attraction Stream

Funding to support the attraction and delivery of new major international and domestic events, with a focus on events that will become iconic to regional NSW and provide national or international exposure.

The key objectives of the Regional Events Acceleration Fund are to:

• boost the economic and social recovery of regional NSW by attracting new major events to regional areas and supporting existing iconic major events to be bigger and better.
• enhance the visitor experience by improving accessibility and inclusion at major events.

Stream Two supports the attraction and delivery of new major international and domestic events, with a focus on events that will become iconic to regional NSW and provide national or international exposure. Funding may also be sought to retain a major event in NSW that is genuinely 'footloose'.

Funding applications for Stream Two can be made for a minimum of $100,000 with no cap on the maximum grant application amount. Applications will be assessed in terms of value-for-money and the event’s ability to deliver strong economic benefit to regional NSW.

Applications must have a minimum financial co-contribution of 25% of the total grant amount.