# Commission on Cultural Development 10.2.26


**Body:** City of Bangor
**Date:** October 02, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Professional Services, Grants & Funding


The City of Bangor Commission on Cultural Development met on October 2, 2026, according to the meeting title. The commission approved meeting minutes by motion and reviewed its finances. The grants committee reported receiving five organization grant applications; organization grants may be up to $10,000 and individual grants up to $2,000. The grants committee plans to review the applications in the next two to three weeks and bring recommendations to the full commission in November for consideration in the budget process. No grant awards or dollar allocations were approved at this meeting.

Members discussed an upcoming city RFP for cultural asset work, which was expected to be posted soon with an approximately 30-day response period and a project start anticipated in January. The city will handle hiring; the commission discussed forming a stakeholder group to help review the resulting work, with a proposed structure to be brought to a future meeting. Other discussion covered Artober promotion and awards, a possible process for displaying community art using the city’s in-house printer, and event outreach. No contract award or other procurement vote was identified.

**Source:** City of Bangor