City of Nanaimo
Culture 1 Year Operating Grant
Nanaimo, British Columbia
2026 intake closed; recurring annual operating grant with the 2027 deadline not yet posted.
Annual intake. The 2026 deadline was October 7, 2025 at 4 p.m. PST; the City’s current Culture Grants list says the 2027 deadline is TBA.
- Eligible applicants
- Incorporated Nanaimo-based non-profit arts, culture, or heritage organizations in good standing, operating for at least three years, offering year-round or seasonal public programming/services to artists, and showing other public or private support; organizations receiving other City operating funding are ineligible.
- Funding amount or limit
- Operating grant funds a maximum of 25% of the organization’s total annual operating budget; no fixed dollar maximum is published.
- Jurisdiction
- Nanaimo, British Columbia
- Last verified
- 2026-08-01
Eligible activities
- A year-round cycle of organizational operations, programs, administration, public engagement, promotion, and activities that foster public enjoyment, cultural visibility, community pride, artist compensation, and Nanaimo’s creative economy.
Verification note
The City labels the program active but explicitly says the 2026 intake is closed; the consolidated Culture Grants page leaves the 2027 deadline TBA.
Official sources
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