City Accepting Applications for 2016 Culture and Heritage Grants

Deadline for submission is Monday, 2015-OCT-19 at 8:30 am

NEWS RELEASE - Distributed August 20, 2015 9:35 AM

Summary

The City of Nanaimo is now accepting applications from community organizations seeking financial assistance to support their cultural organization or events. Two grants are available to local non-profit organizations:

-- 2016 Culture and Heritage Operating Grants -- 2016 Culture and Heritage Project Grants

Guidelines, criteria and application forms can be found on the City's website (www.nanaimo.ca > Departments > Culture and Heritage > Culture and Heritage Grants), attached to this news release, in person at the Service & Resource Centre (411 Dunsmuir Street), or by contacting the Culture & Heritage Department directly. The deadline for application submission is Monday, October 19, 2015 no later than 8:30 am.

Two information sessions (designed to assist applicants with the process) will be offered by staff on September 9, 2015. Sessions will be held from 1:00 - 2:00 pm and 4:00 - 5:00 pm. Maximum of 20 attendees per session. RSVP is required (cultureandheritage@nanaimo.ca). Spots are allocated on a first come, first served basis.

Link to Strategic Plan: These programs support Cultural Vitality, one of the four pillars of the 2012-2015 Corporate Strategic Plan. 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.

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