Learn more about our new Funding Indigenous Resurgence in Edmonton funding opportunities, separate from the HCIP program, at edmontonheritage.ca/fire
Deadline: September 20, 2021
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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*NEW* Research & Planning Grant
Research & Planning grants provide funding support to individuals and organizations to complete preliminary research or planning towards a larger heritage project. This stream replaces Individual Seed funding. All grant forms for this stream are now available.
Deadline: October 1, 2021
Upcoming Grant Deadlines
The Heritage Community Investment Program (HCIP) has updated several grant streams, with all grant forms now available. Please contact grants@edmontonheritage.ca if you are interested in applying and need more information.
Deadline: September 20, 2021
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
*NEW* Change Capital Project Grant
Now known as Change Capital Project Grants, this stream provides funding to heritage organizations – up to $20,000, with no matching requirement – to undertake projects that develop internal capacity and new strategies that build resilience within the heritage sector. All grant forms for this stream are now available.
Deadline: Applications now open through rolling intake for remainder of 2021
Project Accelerator Grant
Project Accelerator grants provide funding support to individuals and organizations undertaking small-scale heritage projects that tell Edmonton stories. Some aspects of this grant stream have recently been updated. All grant forms for this stream are now available.
Deadline: October 1, 2021
*NEW* Career Development
The new 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: Applications now open through rolling intake for remainder of 2021
Heritage Writers’ Reserve Award
The Heritage Writers’ Reserve Award is an annual award that recognizes the achievements of one Edmonton-based writer, researcher, or historian. The award is intended to be used to advance the publication and dissemination of a book project that explores aspects of Edmonton’s history and heritage.
Deadline: TBA
Documents and Downloads
- Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
- 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:
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 »