The Heritage Community Investment Program (HCIP) is currently accepting applications to several grant streams with deadlines in Fall of 2020.
Deadline: TBD
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.
New to the Edmonton Heritage Council’s grants?
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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: TBA
Project Grant
Project Grants, now divided into two substreams of Community Project Grant and Change Capital Project Grant, provide assistance for heritage projects carried out by registered non-profit organizations. Please carefully review the complete guidelines, as they have changed.
Deadline: TBA
Project Accelerator Grant
Project Accelerator Grants, now divided into two substreams of Digital Heritage Experiences and Individual Seed, are designed to support individuals and organizations undertaking small scale heritage projects that tell Edmonton stories in unique or innovative ways. Please carefully review the complete guidelines, as they have changed.
Deadline: TBA
*NEW* Online Learning Grant (Travel On Hold)
In light of current restrictions on travel, HCIP has instituted 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. Please carefully review the complete guidelines, as they have changed.
Deadline: October 2, 2020
Documents and Downloads
Success Stories
Our grants help illuminate Edmonton’s heritage… here are some of our success stories:
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
Guest Post: Edmonton Heritage Council & interVivos 2019 Mentorship Program
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 »