Nanaimo Youth Resilience Grants

• Completed grant application form.
• Completed budget template in Excel format.
• Detailed program description.
• Supporting documents listed in the grant guidelines and FAQs.

Who is eligible?

• Experienced organizations.
• Organizations working with youth.

Eligible expenses

• Salaries, wages, benefits, and stipends for project staff.
• Professional and consultant fees, including audit and evaluation costs.
• Training, recruitment, travel, accommodation, and participant transportation.
• Rent, utilities, office equipment, supplies, and communications materials.
• Minor renovations, translation, interpretation, meals, honoraria, and culturally appropriate expenditures.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Goods and services normally provided by government or the community.
• Regular or ongoing police services.
• Core or ongoing operating expenses.
• Hospitality that does not meet eligible expense rules.
• Interest charges, borrowing costs, and amortization.

Eligible geographic areas

• City of Nanaimo
• Snuneymuxw First Nation reserve lands

• Applications were scored based on five criteria.
• Top-scoring applications addressed the six focus areas.
• Top-scoring applications included opportunities for partnerships and coordination of activities.

• Visit the project page on the City website at www.nanaimo.ca/goto/NYRS to apply.

• Applications are reviewed by City staff and the Steering Committee.
• Recommendations are forwarded to City Council for approval.
• Successful applicants receive written notification of Council’s decision.
• Service agreements or similar agreements are finalized with successful applicants.
• Reporting requirements are set out in the agreement and must be followed.

• A Steering Committee composed of multi-sector representation guides and supports implementation of the Nanaimo Youth Resilience Strategy and meets monthly.