THE MIAMI BEACH VISITOR AND CONVENTION AUTHORITY (bat365平台用户官网) has recently released its 2024/2025 grant guidelines for special events, promotions, activities and festivals which will stimulate tourism by increasing hotel occupancy and will have significant media impact for Miami Beach between October 1, 2024 and September 30, 2025 in the following categories: Development Opportunities, Film Incentive, Major Events (formerly Major One Time Special Event), Special Events Recurring, Special Projects, Special Projects Recurring, and Tourism Partnerships.

First Period deadlines will be released soon.

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Development Opportunities

Targeted specifically to organizations with a new or one-time event that have the potential to become recurring; can generate a significant tourism return for Miami Beach, and have extraordinary national and/or international tourism impact for Miami Beach.

Film Incentive

The Film Incentive Grant Program is designed to attract and encourage film productions to film in Miami Beach by providing them with incentive dollars to utilize Miami Beach venues and generate hotel room nights in Miami Beach.

Major Events

Organizations with a new or one-time event that have the potential to become recurring, can generate a significant tourism return for Miami Beach, and that have extraordinary national and/or international tourism impact for Miami Beach.

Special Events Recurring

Organizations with an event that has a minimum of one year track record as a successful tourism activity in Miami Beach and who have received bat365平台用户官网 funding in the past and has maintained the eligibility criteria established in the Major Events grant category.

Special Projects

Specifically targeted towards those organizations with an event or program that can generate extraordinary return in viewership and/or promotion.

Special Projects Recurring

Organizations with an event that has a minimum of one year track record with the bat365平台用户官网 and that has maintained the eligibility criteria established in the Special Projects Recurring category.

Tourism Partnerships

Specifically targeted towards non-profit organizations with the responsibility to develop and promote broad areas of Miami Beach's tourism industry (e.g. neighborhood associations, industry service organizations, area marketing groups), year-round.