This section of the application provides critical information that helps the grant approval committee understand the impact of your event. Each response will be scored on a scale of 1-4. The total awarded points will impact the funding amount awarded. Please be sure to provide as much information, including specific examples and evidence as possible to support your application. Point form is acceptable.
26. Criteria #1: Scale of Event
Please select the one answer that best reflects the expected participant group for your event. Note that national and international events will be requested to provide a registration report indicating home towns of participants as part of your post event report.
The event will have international participants that will qualify for one of the following:
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at least 30% of the participating athletes must be from outside Canada with a minimum of 4 nations, including Canada, participating
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at least 40% of the participating athletes must be from outside Canada with a minimum of 3 nations, including Canada, participating
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at least 50% of the participating athletes must be from outside Canada with a minimum of 2 nations, including Canada, participating
The event participants will come from across Canada that will qualify for one of the following:
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at least 30% of the participating athletes must be from outside BC with a minimum of 4 provinces/territories, including BC, participating
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at least 40% of the participating athletes must be from outside BC with a minimum of 3 provinces/territories, including BC, participating
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at least 50% of the participating athletes must be from outside BC with a minimum of 2 provinces/territories, including BC, participating
The event participants will mostly come from across BC (i.e. Provincial Championship, tournament with a small number of participants from another province or country)75% or more of the event’s participants reside within the boundaries from (and including) Richmond to Abbotsford, Squamish and Bellingham
27. Criteria #2: Ability to leave a legacy in Richmond
The City of Richmond and our local sport clubs have greatly benefited from legacies developed by hosting sporting events of all sizes. A legacy is defined as “anything handed down from the past” and can be accomplished through a number of ways including, but not limited to:
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Large events often require the purchase of sport specific or event equipment that can be given free of charge or at a significant discount post event to a local club or facility for use by the community
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A financial legacy can be seen through the creation of grants or trust funds or through the donation to a Richmond based non-profit society
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Organizing committees and onsite event volunteers gain experience and develop capacity that can be valuable for securing future events
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Organizing a coaching, officiating, or other appropriate clinic in conjunction with the event that local sport clubs are eligible to register for
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The ability to utilize national or world elite athletes in outreach to the local athletes/coaches through school/team visitations, clinics or active participation
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The opportunity for club organizations to promote their sport and/or have access to secure additional memberships from the spectators attending the event leads to the overall growth of the sport
Please explain all manners of how your event is planning to leave a legacy to the community of Richmond and please be specific as this is an important component of the funding decision.
28. Criteria #3: Potential to generate measurable economic impact and tourism benefits
a) Other than by staying in a hotel and using a local facility for your event, please outline all the ways in which your event will be positively impacting City of Richmond businesses. Some examples are holding a banquet for all participants in a Richmond facility, renting space for team building or social activities, pre-booking a planned visit to a Richmond tourist attraction, etc.
Please be as specific as possible where known (i.e. provide name of locations, tourist attraction, etc)
b) For events expecting over 450 room nights, Richmond Sport Hosing staff may conduct an economic impact assessment to determine the estimated value of your event in the City of Richmond. This information is beneficial to the city but also to your organization, for future promotion of the event. Richmond Sport Hosting offers this assessment at no cost to the organization. The organization must be willing to work with and share information with Richmond Sport Hosting staff to complete a short survey of necessary information.
If your event is expecting over 450 room nights, would you be willing to work with Richmond Sport Hosting staff to provide the necessary information to conduct an economic impact assessment for your event?
YesNo
29. Criteria #4: Opportunity for continuation of this event or hosting potential for future new events
a) Is this an annual re-occurring event in the City of Richmond?
YesNo
b) With the understanding that some events do rotate host cities throughout the country, when would be the next opportunity for the City of Richmond to be the potential host location in the future?
in the next 2 yearsin the next 5 yearsin the next 10 yearsnot likely to return
c) Are there any other events that your organization would consider hosting in Richmond?
YesNo
