Several Ottawa festivals are unhappy about losing their federal funding, while Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest received a $500,000 increase.
Industry Canada announced Tuesday it will give Bluesfest $2 million this year.
Bluesfest executive director Mark Monahan says the funding will be used for a specific purpose.
"The funding will go to our free programming in the Market," says Monahan. "It will go to an international marketing campaign and improve our festival."
Some of the festivals that lost funding include Ottawa's Jazz Festival and Chamberfest.
Monahan says the decreased funding for other festivals could mean there's a need for more federal funding in the capital.
