Contact grants@edmontonheritage.ca or fire@edmontonheritage.ca to learn more about HCIP and FIRE respectively.
Deadline: TBA
The Edmonton Heritage Council administers multiple grant streams including The Heritage Community Invesment Program (HCIP) and Funding Indigenous Resurgence in Edmonton (FIRE). The funds from these grants enable the stabilization, increased professionalism and innovation of heritage in Edmonton, for Edmontonians.
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FIRE Grants
The FIRE Grant program (Funding Indigenous Resurgence in Edmonton) provides funding assistance—up to $10,000—to Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, and Inuit) individuals and organizations to support projects that help tell important stories about our community.
Deadline: September 9, 2024
Career Development
The Career Development stream replaces previous HCIP streams Online Learning and Travel. The Career Development Grant provides funding assistance for individual heritage practitioners to gain new skills and knowledge to support the development of heritage work in Edmonton. All grant forms for this stream are now available.
Deadline: Intake currently closed
Change Capital Project Grant
The Edmonton Heritage Council is always reviewing and assessing our programs to best serve our community. At this time we are not accepting applications for Change Capital funding. Organizations are eligible for project funding through our Research and Planning, Project Accelerator, and Community Impact Project grant streams.
Deadline: N/A
Community Impact Project Grant
Community Impact Project Grants provide financial support up to $20,000 for projects that preserve, research, document, interpret, celebrate, and raise awareness of the history and heritage of Edmonton. Projects may include a range of activities and are intended to result in diverse ways of presenting Edmonton’s stories for the benefit of all Edmontonians. If you have questions about our grants, we encourage you to reach out to EHC Grants Staff at grants@edmontonheritage.ca.
Deadline: TBA
Operational Grant
Provides operating funds to museums, archives, and other heritage organizations so they can research, preserve, and interpret Edmonton’s heritage. Please carefully review the complete guidelines, as they have changed.
Deadline: Fall 2024 (TBA)
Project Accelerator Grant
Project Accelerator grants provide financial support up to $10,000 to individuals and organizations undertaking small-scale heritage projects that tell Edmonton stories. If you have questions about our grants, we encourage you to reach out to EHC Grants Staff at grants@edmontonheritage.ca.
Deadline: TBA
Research & Planning Grant
Research & Planning grants provide financial support (up to $5,000) to individuals and organizations to complete preliminary research or planning towards a larger heritage project. If you have questions about our grants, we encourage you to reach out to EHC Grants Staff at grants@edmontonheritage.ca.
Deadline: TBA
Documents and Downloads
- Grant Writing Tips (PDF)
- Grants Glossary (PDF)
- Final Report - Financial Template (download xls file)
- Sample Budget Form with Notes (PDF)
- City of Edmonton Community Archives Guidelines (PDF)
- Logo Usage Guidelines for Grant Recipients (PDF)
- Edmonton Heritage Council Logos
- City of Edmonton Logos
- COVID-19 FAQs
Success Stories
Our grants help illuminate Edmonton’s heritage… here are some of our success stories:
Edmonton Culinary Heritage Episode 1: Raquel’s Story (Supported by HCIP Funding)
Richard Wood and Joshua Nhan were awarded a Research & Planning grant from EHC’s Heritage Community Investment Program (HCIP) in 2021 to embark on the Edmonton Culinary Heritage Project.
Adriana Davies: Inaugural Recipient of Heritage Writers’ Reserve Award
The Edmonton Heritage Council (EHC) announces Adriana Davies as the inaugural recipient of the Heritage Writers’ Reserve award.
Virtual AGM
EHC members are invited to celebrate an extraordinary year of Edmonton heritage