EIF announces deadline for next round of Purple Guide grants

The Events Industry Forum has announced that the deadline for receiving applications for Purple Guide grants this Autumn will be October 18, 2024.

To date, the Forum has awarded over £226,000 in grants for projects supporting the UK outdoor events industry.

Applications must conform to the following guidelines:

• Applications must be able to demonstrate a purpose that will benefit and support the interests of the outdoor events industry generally.
• Applications must be non-commercial in that the benefits are freely accessible to the industry and not subject to any form of commercial commitment.
• Applicants must agree to provide EIF with regular progress reports on projects being funded and a detailed final report on the project at its conclusion, as well as to these reports being published on the EIF website.
• Grant recipients must agree to issue press releases both before and after the project recognising EIF’s funding support. Press releases must be approved by EIF prior to being issued.
• Grant recipients must agree to present the results of the project to EIF members either via a Teams or face-to-face meeting.
• Any publication, report or marketing material produced referring to the project must acknowledge EIF’s funding support.

Full details of the grants and how to apply can be found at