Downtown Event Revitalization Fund Grants 2024 - Funding Options

That Council approve 2024 Downtown Event Revitalization Fund allocations of $250,000 as follows: 2024 Downtown Event Revitalization Grants - Applicant Name: Crimson Coast Dance Society - Event Name: REBO(U)ND - Recommended: $8,472 - Applicant Name: Downtown Nanaimo Business Association - Event Name: Picnic in the Plaza - Recommended: $16,162 - Applicant Name: Downtown Nanaimo Business Association - Event Name: WinterFest - Recommended: $24,000 - Applicant Name: Friends of Nanaimo Jazz Society - Event Name: 2024 Concert Series - Recommended: $11,000 - Applicant Name: Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce - Event Name: 2024 Commercial Street Night Market - Recommended: $40,000 - Applicant Name: Island Consort Society - Event Name: A Choral Cornucopia (Spring Program) - Recommended: $1,560 - Applicant Name: Island Consort Society - Event Name: Joy of Christmas (Fall Program) - Recommended: $2,500 - Applicant Name: L’Association des francophones de Nanaimo - Event Name: Voices in my body - Recommended: $5,000 - Applicant Name: Loyal Nanaimo Bathtub Society - Event Name: Marine Festival - Recommended: $22,000 - Applicant Name: Nanaimo Ballroom Dance Society - Event Name: Summer Dance Festival - Recommended: $4,500 - Applicant Name: Nanaimo Blues Society - Event Name: Nanaimo Blues Festival - Recommended: $30,000 - Applicant Name: Nanaimo Chapter, Federation of Canadian Artists - Event Name: Fall Fine Arts Show - Recommended: $2,200 - Applicant Name: Nanaimo Chapter, Federation of Canadian Artists - Event Name: Spring Fine Arts Show - Recommended: $2,200 - Applicant Name: Nanaimo International Jazz Festival Association - Event Name: Jazz Festival 2024 - Recommended: $25,000 - Applicant Name: Nanaimo Pride Society - Event Name: Pride Festival - Recommended: $5,700 - Applicant Name: Nanaimo RibFest Ltd. - Event Name: Nanaimo RibFest - Recommended: $8,000 - Applicant Name: Old City Quarter Association - Event Name: Sounds of Summer in the OCQ - Recommended: $7,638 - Applicant Name: Old City Quarter Association - Event Name: Winter in the OCQ - Recommended: $3,500 - Applicant Name: Pacific Coast Stage Company - Event Name: Fringe Hub - Recommended: $4,000 - Applicant Name: Positively Vegan Society - Event Name: Vegan Night Market - Recommended: $3,500 - Applicant Name: Positively Vegan Society - Event Name: VegFest - Recommended: $5,250 - Applicant Name: Reconciliation Theatre Society - Event Name: Canada Day - Recommended: $5,140 - Applicant Name: Reconciliation Theatre Society - Event Name: Spooktacular 2024 - Recommended: $3,062 - Applicant Name: South End Community Association - Event Name: South End Day Heritage Picnic - Recommended: $4,500 - Applicant Name: The Mom Market Collective Inc. - Event Name: VICC Christmas Market - Recommended: $4,000 - Applicant Name: Victoria Crescent Association - Event Name: Victoria Crescent Banner Festival - Recommended: $1,116