Foo Foo Programming Grants
Application Process – Foo Foo Festival Grant Program
Timeline – Foo Foo Festival 2025 (FFF) Grant Program
Current Important Dates
- February 3, 2025 – In-Person Kickoff Planning Meeting, Visit Pensacola Office (Committee Only)
- February 10, 2025 – In-Person Kickoff Meeting: Palafox House – 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon CT
- March 14, 2025 – REQUIRED: Organization Letter of Intent (LOI) – Due to Curator by 12:00 noon
- April 11, 2025 – Procedures, Policy, Scorecard Review for Panel Meeting, Visit Pensacola Office (Committee Only)
- April 14, 2025 – FFF Grant Applications Open on the ACEPensacola.org website
- April 25, 2025 – FFF Grant Deadline for applicants. Due to Curator by 12:00 noon CT.
- May 21, 2025 – REQUIRED: Public Grant Scoring and Announcement of grant recipients – 10 a.m. CT; Bowden Building
- June 20, 2025 – Internal Marketing Meeting – 10 a.m. CT, Bait Shop at the Fish House (Committee Only)
- July 2, 2025 – REQUIRED: External Marketing Meeting – 10 a.m. CT; Bowden Building
- October 8, 2025 – REQUIRED: Final Check-In w/ All Grant Recipients and Friends of Foo – 10 a.m. CT; Bowden Building
- October 30 – November 10, 2025 – 12th Annual Foo Foo Festival
- November 14, 2025 – Recap 2025 Festival, Visit Pensacola Office (Committee Only)
- December 10, 2025 – DEADLINE (12 noon CT) for all grant recipients to submit their final reports including completed transactions involving expenditures of Foo Foo Grant Funds. This includes copies of cleared checks, bank statements, receipts, invoices, etc.
- December 12, 2025 – 9 a.m. – 12 noon, Bait House at the Fish House; Recap and Final Reports – Marketing, Committee, Curator, ACE Chair, Hummingbird, Giant Noise and HAAS Center.
Foo Foo Festival Guidelines and Application:
The 12th Edition of the Foo Foo Festival has been announced for October 30 – November 10, 2025
Foo Foo Festival programming should showcase the cultural and arts community — appealing to locals while attracting regional and national visitors as well. As part of the Foo Foo Festival budget, ACE will provide individual organizations with operational funding for the event.
In order to qualify, an organization must be a local non-profit, their proposed event must occur during the determined two-week period of the Foo Foo Festival (Oct. 30-Nov. 10, 2025), and the event must fall under the arts/culture category including, but not limited to, visual and performing arts, culinary avenues, and cultural arts.
*IMPORTANT* Letter of Intent (Required)
Beginning in 2022, the Foo Foo Festival committee asked all interested organizations to submit an official Letter of Intent (LOI) prior to submitting their grant application. This was an effort to help ensure those interested in becoming grant recipients are indeed eligible prior to submission of their full application. In 2025, this will once again be a REQUIRED item for anyone interested in applying for a Foo Foo Fest programming grant.
For additional information on the grant application process, please e-mail curator@acepensacola.org
Apply – Foo Foo Festival Grant Program
Apply for Foo Foo Festival Grant
RESOURCES:
2025 Foo Foo Festival Important Dates/Timeline (Now Available)
Download 2025 Foo Foo Festival Important Dates Timeline
2025 Foo Foo Fest Frequently Asked Questions (Now Available)
Download the 2025 Foo Foo Fest FAQ
2025 Grant Scoring Sheet (Now Available)
Download the 2025 Foo Foo Programming Grant Scoring Sheet
2025 Letter of Intent (LOI) Details & Template (Now Available)
Download the 2025 Foo Foo Fest LOI Details & Template
2025 Foo Foo Festival Important Notes from Committee (Now Available)
Download 2025 Foo Foo Festival Important Notes
2025 Kickoff Meeting Presentation (Now Available)
Download 2025 Foo Foo Festival Kickoff Meeting Deck
