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Performers at the 2012 Beaches International Jazz Festival.

TORONTO TheOntario government has come up with $75,000 for the Beaches International Jazz Festival.

In January, the Beaches Jazz Festival applied to the Ontario Music Fund and earlier this week was awarded a conditional grant of $75,000, said Michael Chan, minister of tourism, culture and sport, in a statement released Wednesday.

Ministry staff continue to work with the festival organizers on ways to ensure the events continued success.

Global News was first to report on March 19 that the annual summer festival was denied a Celebrate Ontario grant this year, forcing organizers to scale back the event.

Executive directorLido Chilelli said he was shocked and warned of drastic changes to the event, which runs July 18 to 27.

Were going to have to scale down the festival to what it was about 10 years ago, he said.

BELOW: Watch Carey Marsden report on funding woes for the Beaches Jazz Festival

The festivalreceived $75,000 in each of the last six years. This year, it was seeking $120,000.

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Province gives $75k to Beaches Jazz Festival