Provides operating funds to museums, archives, and other organizations so they can research, preserve and interpret Edmonton’s heritage.
Deadline: September 29, 2017
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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Project Grant
Provides assistance for a heritage project carried out by a registered, non-profit heritage or community organization.
Deadline: March 31 & September 29, 2017
Project Accelerator Grant
Provides assistance to individuals and organizations undertaking small scale heritage projects that help tell the Edmonton story in a unique or innovative way.
Deadline: March 31, June 30, September 29, and December 22, 2017
Travel Grant
Provide assistance to individuals seeking to travel for research, education or to celebrate Edmonton's untold stories.
Deadline: March 31, June 30, September 29, and December 22, 2017
Living Local Grant
Provides support to a project with three partners—community organization, artist, and heritage practitioner—who develop meaning at a local level.
Deadline: EOI Deadlines are March 31 & September 29, 2017
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Success Stories
Our grants help illuminate Edmonton’s heritage… here are some of our success stories:
Heritage in Our Communities: Heritage Community Investment Recipients, May 2017
On Tuesday, May 30th, Edmonton City Council approved the EHC’s latest recommendations for funding from the Heritage Community Investment Program’s first quarter cycle. Thank you to all of the applicants and hard working community organizations for their creative efforts to connect Edmontonians with the stories of their city. Here are the summaries of 20 new… Read more »
Catching Up with the YEG Tales Project
What do you get when you combine two historians, an artist, and many local communities? YEG Tales! Supported by a ECAMP Partnership Demonstration micro-grant, the YEG Tales team met with numerous local cultural groups, connecting over their stories and reproducing them in comic book form! We spoke with historian Leslie Holmes about what they learned about art, story, and… Read more »
Catching Up with the Silver Skate Festival’s Heritage Village Project
Beginning with 2016’s edition of Silver Skate, festival-goers have enjoyed a new heritage experience down in Hawrelak. The Heritage Village Project created three Indigenous winter experiences including a winter hunting camp, a Métis camp and a winter tipi, allowing Silver Skate to build community around sharing Indigenous stories with Edmontonians. We caught up with Creative Director Ritchie Velthuis to find… Read more »