The Pine Bluff Advertising and Promotion Commission is accepting funding requests for individual events and organizational programming for 2021.
Applications for the 2021 funding cycle will be accepted until noon Friday, Oct. 23. Funding recipients will be voted on at the A&P Commission’s Nov. 18 meeting, according to a news release.
Applicants’ planned events and programming must take place in the city of Pine Bluff during the 2021 calendar year and must fit within at least one of the following focus areas: visual arts, culinary arts, Delta Heritage, performing arts, sports and recreation.
The commission doesn’t fund individuals, religious organizations for religious purposes, political causes, candidates, campaigns or multiyear requests, according to the release.
The commission provides funding for the purpose of advertising and promoting events that fit within the commission’s mission of promoting and enhancing the city for tourism. The commission also provides the majority of funding for the Pine Bluff Convention Center facilities maintained and operated by the Pine Bluff Civic Auditorium Complex Commission.
Applicants must be prepared to show how their event will promote the city and increase tourism. Applications can be obtained at www.ExplorePineBluff.com (under the “A&P Information” tab), by calling 870-534-2121, or by emailing sstorie@ExplorePineBluff.com.