Overview:

• The Gwinnett Hospitality, Arts, and Entertainment Grant Fund will provide limited funding to assist Gwinnett County based organizations. Eligible organizations include 501(C)(3) arts and cultural organizations and small business, for-profit hospitality/arts/entertainment organizations (i.e. hotels, restaurants, breweries, inbound tour operators, receptive operators, film/TV production studios, for-profit arts organizations).

• These funds are American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) federal grant funds received by Gwinnett County and are part of the final distribution of COVID-19 recovery funds.  These funds will be administered, determined and disbursed by Explore Gwinnett Tourism + Film. This program is a reimbursable grant program.

• The 2023 cycle will reimburse expenses incurred in 2023. Expenses billed in January 2023, but incurred in December 2022 would not be eligible.

• This grant program is specifically for arts and cultural mission-based organizations. Non-profit organizations with arts components may not be eligible for this grant, but may be eligible for a Gwinnett Creativity Fund Projects Grant.