The Heritage Community Investment Program invests funds—provided by the City of Edmonton—into the stabilization, increased professionalism and innovation of heritage in Edmonton, for Edmontonians.
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The next deadline for the Project Accelerator Grant and Online Learning Grant (temporarily replacing the Travel Grant) is June 5, 2020. The Operational Grant and Project Grant streams are currently under development. Check back later or contact grants@edmontonheritage.ca for details.
Deadline: June 5, 2020, 4:00 PM
Provides operating funds to museums, archives, and other organizations so they can research, preserve and interpret Edmonton’s heritage.
Deadline: TBA
Provides assistance for a heritage project carried out by a registered, non-profit heritage or community organization.
Deadline: TBA
Project Accelerator grants are designed to support individuals and organizations undertaking small scale heritage projects that tell Edmonton stories in unique or innovative ways.
*NEW* EHC is prioritizing projects that align with either a Project Accelerator Digital Heritage Experiences Grant (maximum grant of $10,000) or a Project Accelerator Individual Seed Grant (maximum grant of $5,000).
Deadline: June 5, 2020, 4:00 PM
In light of current restrictions on travel, HCIP is instituting an Online Learning grant stream to temporarily take the place of the Travel grant. These funds provide assistance for individuals to participate in online courses, workshops, or virtual conferences to gain new skills to support the development of heritage work in Edmonton.
The Online Learning Grant will invest up to $2,000 towards eligible expenses.
Deadline: June 5, 2020, 4:00 PM
Our grants help illuminate Edmonton’s heritage… here are some of our success stories:
The blog post below was contributed on June 3, 2020 by Soni Dasmohapatra, Zohreh Saher, and Larissa Kho. Why an Edmonton Heritage Council (EHC) mentorship program In the summer of 2019, while coordinating the Heritage Community Investment Program during a maternity leave coverage, Soni Dasmohapatra initiated a mentorship pilot project. This initiative brought to life… Read more »
The Heritage Community Investment Program (HCIP) invests funds (provided by the City of Edmonton) into the stabilization, increased professionalism and innovation of heritage in Edmonton, for Edmontonians.
On November 19, 2009, the Edmonton Heritage Council held its founding meeting in the Empire Ballroom of the Hotel Macdonald. Ten years later, we find ourselves in a moment familiar to all in the heritage sector: the intersection of past and future.