Special Events Funding Toolkit
The Special Events Funding program is intended to provide funds to qualified event producers. The intent is to foster high-quality, equitable, inclusive, open-to-the-public events across all of Tacoma; it will also seek to help strengthen the capacity of producing organizations to find other sustainable funding sources for the future of their event(s).
Selected event producers must submit a fully executed proposal, meet deadlines, criteria, and expectations of the program, put on the event described in their proposal, and report an invoice and final report on the event as directed by the program staff.
Ariba is the system through which the City processes all contracts and pays vendors for their work. This guide is meant to give you a brief overview of how to do this and answer basic questions.
Events that are awarded will need to provide a Certificate of Insurance naming the City of Tacoma as the Certificate Holder and showing verification of Commercial General Liability along with the guidelines.
Direct link to login to Ariba, after completion of account with City’s Procurement & Payables.
Click here for the City of Tacoma’s SAP Ariba procurement process information.
This document provides guidelines for the proper use of the Tacoma Venues & Events (TVE) logo. As a Tacoma Venues & Events funded event, you agree to acknowledge Tacoma Venues & Events in all appropriate promotional material, public announcements, program, advertising, and other forms of notice related to the funded programming.
An editable invoice template when billing services to your event.
Please fill the final event report after your event and submit to Ashley Young at ayoung1@tacomavenues.org.
2024 Event Funding Q&A Webinar
The application for 2025 Special Events Funding will open on September 10th.
Q&A sessions will be available - check back for updates!
An editable budget template when submitting your Special Events Funding application.
The City Event Services Program standardizes the distribution of City of Tacoma services and non-monetary support to benefit community special events beginning in 2025.