The application process including deadline for submission has changed for FY 2025.

If your event will take place in FY 2025, (between October 1, 2024 and September 30, 2025) the application submission deadline is February 29, 2024.

The Beach Business Improvement District’s (BBID) Events Grants Program is designed to support events and activations on Fort Lauderdale Beach in the general boundaries along State Road A1A between Sunrise Boulevard to the north and Harbor Drive to the south.

The event themes shall align with and reinforce the Fort Lauderdale Beach area’s image as a dynamic and diverse premier destination where people come to discover, stay, dine, and play. The events shall be capable of attracting visitors on local, regional, national and/or international levels, economically benefit the local business and hospitality community, and provide a positive visitor experience. The events must address well-defined criteria (e.g., number of participants or spectators, rooms booked, economic impact, and media coverage etc.).

The intent of the Reimbursable Grants Program is to support event organizers by offsetting parts of the event costs through reimbursements.

We will be accepting applications from December 1st, 2023 to February 29th, 2024.

Please note that funding is contingent upon City Commission approval.