Above / The Naperville Art League Riverwalk Fine Art Fair, coming up Sept. 19 and 2o in downtown Naperville, is among special traditional events that receive SECA funding.
2016-2017 Special Events and Cultural Amenities Fund Grant Applications Available on Monday, September 14 / Deadline is October 30, 2015
Applications for the City of Naperville’s 2016-2017 Special Events and Cultural Amenities (SECA) Fund grant program will be available beginning at noon on Monday, September 14, 2015. SECA grant applications may be submitted for the upcoming funding year, which runs from May 1, 2016, through April 30, 2017.
The link to the new online application system will be available at www.naperville.il.us/seca.aspx.
All qualified applicants must attend one of three mandatory SECA Fund workshops in order to apply.
Workshops Sept. 21, Sept. 22 & Sept. 30 / Choose One
Workshops will be held at 10AM on Monday, September 21; 3PM on Tuesday, September 22; and 5:30PM on Wednesday, September 30. All workshops will be held in the City Council Chambers of the Naperville Municipal Center, 400 S. Eagle Street. Applications must be completed and submitted online at www.naperville.il.us/seca.aspx by 5PM on Friday, October 30, 2015.
About the SECA Fund
The City of Naperville encourages celebrations of community and cultural opportunities that focus on the heritage, diversity and character of the City. In support of these activities, the City offers funds, derived from the citywide one percent food and beverage tax, for the purpose of aiding eligible non-profit organizations in providing new and continued cultural experiences. The SECA fund grant began in 2005.
Above / Last Fling, the four-day family festival with carnival rides, concerts and much more celebrated 50 years of fun and fundraising for the Naperville community during Labor Day weekend. The festival receives SECA Funds for security and other city services.
Nine community volunteers that comprise the Advisory Cultural Commission will provide a funding recommendation to the City Council. The Council will determine allocations for the 2016-2017 funding year at a workshop on a to-be-determined date in spring 2016. SECA allocations will be formally approved at an April 2016 City Council meeting.
All interested applicants are encouraged to review the SECA manual and other related information at www.naperville.il.us/seca.aspx.
