Grants
The City provides grant funding under a number of programs. Please note this is not an exhaustive list of grants available in the community and we encourage you to explore other available options.
Active
| Name | Audience | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Community Program Development Grant | Community groups | The City of Nanaimo wants to work with community groups and partners to seed new or expanded programs that increase opportunities for residents to participate and connect in the community. |
| Heritage Building Tax Exemption | Heritage building owners | Heritage Building Tax Exemptions (up to 10 years in length) have two main goals – to encourage new downtown residential units in existing heritage buildings and to preserve heritage buildings in the downtown core. |
| Heritage Façade Grant | Business Owners | Heritage Facade Grants provide funds (up to $10,000 per facade facing on to a city street) to encourage the rehabilitation and enhancement of heritage buildings located in the City's downtown core. |
| Heritage Home Grant | Home owners | Heritage Home Grants encourage homeowners of heritage buildings to fix up and maintain their historic homes. |
| Neighbourhood Association Grant Program | Neighbourhood Associations | To assist recognized neighbourhood associations with costs for operational needs and community events |
| Other Grants | Community services that are provided by non-profit organizations | The City of Nanaimo maintains an annual program to award civic grant funding to eligible non-profit organizations operating in the City of Nanaimo. |
| Security Check Fee Grants | eligible community organizations | Each year, Nanaimo City Council sets aside funding to help cover the cost of security check fees for eligible community organizations. |
| Travel Assistance Grant | Amateur groups and individuals | The City of Nanaimo runs a Travel Assistance Grant Program to help amateur groups and individuals to travel to regional, national or international championships. |
Inactive
| Name | Audience | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Community Environmental Sustainability Project Grant | Organizations and individuals applying for funding must be proposing a project that primarily serves Nanaimo residents and is located within the City of Nanaimo boundaries | The purpose of the Community Environmental Sustainability Project Grant is to support small and creative environmental projects not already covered by existing City of Nanaimo grants - including the Community Watershed Restoration Grant. |
| Community Watershed Restoration Grant | Eligible community organizations, environmental non-profits, or individual residents that aim to carry out watershed restoration projects | The Community Watershed Restoration Grant supports community environmental restoration projects that help to implement the goals of the City Plan and improve livability in our community. |
| Culture Operating Grant | Organizations | The City of Nanaimo recognizes the vital contribution of arts and culture activities to the City's economic and social progress; the value of artistic and cultural expression; and enjoyment of life by its citizens. |
| Culture Project Grant | culture and heritage organizations | Culture Project Grants assist culture and heritage organizations to realize projects that benefit our community and contribute to the cultural, social and economic vitality of Nanaimo. |
| Downtown Event Revitalization Funding | Organizations | Supports events and initiatives which attract residents and visitors to downtown. |
| Permissive Tax Exemptions | Local authority, independent school, place of worship, charitable, philanthropic, or other not-for-profit organization, athletic or service club or association, or a community care facility | A Permissive Tax Exemption (PTE), pursuant to Section 224 of the Community Charter, is a means for Council to support organizations within the community that further Council's strategic goals and objectives. |
| Social Planning Grants | A non-profit society incorporated under the BC Provincial Societies Act or federally designated as a registered charity; a recognized religious group with activities and a congregation; or, a neighbourhood association recognized by the municipality | The Social Planning Grant program strives to encourage "a caring, healthy, accessible, inclusive, and safe community that empowers its community to realize their aspirations." |
Historic
| Name | Audience | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nanaimo Youth Resilience Grant | Established non-profit organizations, public sector entities or government bodies with experience working with youth | Address community safety through the Building Safer Communities Fund. |
Non-City Grants
Vandalism Relief Fund (Chamber of Commerce)
Sport Event Hosting Grants (Tourism Nanaimo)
Tourism Development Funds (Tourism Nanaimo)
Nanaimo Hospitality Grants (Tourism Nanaimo)
Last updated: December 20, 2024
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