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Omicron Top Up Funding For Events Businesses

21st January 2022

What does this involve?
VisitScotland will distribute funding worth up to £28.8 million to the tourism and events industry as part of a multimillion-pound Scottish Government support package for businesses impacted by the spread of the Omicron COVID variant.

The funding includes up to £19.8 million for events businesses, which will be distributed by VisitScotland and its EventScotland team on behalf of the Scottish Government.

The fund will support events businesses directly affected by the public health measures introduced in December 2021 to limit the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.

VisitScotland is committed to ensuring it is as simple as possible for businesses to access the money, and is working on a process to ensure the funding goes to the businesses most in need. To help funding reach businesses in the quickest way possible, a top-up payment will be made to eligible businesses previously supported in 2021.

Am I eligible?
Following discussions with the Scottish Government and the Event Industry Advisory Group, up to £11 million of the £19.8 million funding will be used to provide top-up payments to eligible businesses which have previously received funding through either of the Event Industry Support Funds or the Pivotal Event Businesses Fund.

Eligible businesses which were previously supported by VisitScotland through other funds will be contacted directly by email from 24 January and asked to confirm:

they are still trading
their bank details remain the same
the event(s)/date they were due to organise and/or supply in Scotland which have been cancelled or restricted during the period 8 December 2021 and 31 January 2022
that the cancellation or restriction of these event(s) has resulted in a loss of projected income

See full details at
https://findbusinesssupport.gov.scot/service/funding/omicron-top-up-funding-for-events-businesses