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City Accepting Applications for 2018 Culture and Heritage Grants

Deadline for submission is Monday, October 16, 2017 (no later than 4:30 pm)

NEWS RELEASE - Distributed September 11, 2017 1:50 PM

Summary

The City of Nanaimo is now accepting applications from community non-profit cultural organizations seeking financial assistance to support their 2018 operations, projects, or events. Funds are available under two grants:

  • CULTURE AND HERITAGE OPERATING GRANTS
  • CULTURE AND HERITAGE PROJECT GRANTS

Guidelines, criteria and application forms are available online (www.nanaimo.ca > Culture & Environment > Grants), attached to this news release, in person at the Service & Resource Centre (411 Dunsmuir Street), or by contacting us directly. The deadline for application submission is Monday, October 16, 2017 no later than 4:30 pm.

Link to Strategic Plan: The Culture & Heritage Grants support “Cultural Vitality” by supporting culture as an integral part of everyday life in Nanaimo. As well, they support the 2014-2020 Cultural Plan for a Creative Nanaimo's strategy to support ongoing and stable core funding to non-profit arts and cultural organizations to enable them to leverage funding from other sources.

Key Points

  • Organizations can apply for funding to assist with their 2018 operations, projects, or events.
  • The deadline for application submission is Monday, October 16, 2017 (no later than 4:30 pm).

Quotes

"These grant programs help to underpin activities of Nanaimo's culture and heritage organizations, all of which contribute to our city's cultural and economic vitality."

Bill McKay
Mayor
City of Nanaimo
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Contact:

Chris Barfoot
Culture & Heritage Coordinator
City of Nanaimo
250-755-7522
Main Office - Culture & Heritage
Community & Cultural Planning
City of Nanaimo
250-755-4483

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