The Heritage Community Investment Program (HCIP) offers grants to support Edmonton’s heritage sector. The Heritage Project Grant provides up to $20,000 for projects that preserve, research, document, and share Edmonton’s history, requiring a public sharing component such as a publication, presentation, or exhibition.
Other HCIP grants include the Operational Grant, supporting heritage organizations’ sustainability, the Research & Development Grant, funding projects that are in the planning, research, and development phase that focus on the history and heritage of Edmonton, and the Career Development Grant that provides funding for individual heritage practitioners to participate in opportunities that will result in gaining new skills and knowledge to support the development of heritage work in Edmonton.
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Check out the full information for each grant below, including grant guidelines, critieria and helpful resources to help with your application. Apply with ease at https://ehc.smapply.ca.
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Heritage Project Grant
The Heritage Project Grant provides funding up to $20,000 for projects that preserve, research, document, interpret, recognize, and raise awareness of the history and heritage of Edmonton for the benefit of Edmonton residents.
The completed project must include a public sharing component (e.g. publication, presentation, gathering, exhibition, or other types of community engagement). If your project is in development and will not be ready for public sharing yet, consider applying for the Research & Development Grant instead
Deadline: Applications open from March 16 to April 27, 2026
Research & Development Grant
The Research & Development Grant provides funding up to $10,000 for projects that are in development that focus on the history and heritage of Edmonton for the benefit of Edmonton residents. This grant supports the planning, research, and development phases of projects and it does not fund the publication or presentation of completed projects. If your project is ready to be completed and shared with the public, consider applying for the Heritage Project Grant instead.
Deadline: Applications open until March 9, 2026, at 5:00 pm MST
Career Development Grant
The Career Development Grant provides funding up to $4,000 for individual heritage practitioners to participate in opportunities that will result in gaining new skills and knowledge to support the development of heritage work in Edmonton. Opportunities may include conferences, workshops, seminars, or coursework, offered in-person or online, locally or outside of Edmonton.
Deadline: Applications are accepted year-round through a rolling intake until the budget is fully allocated
Operational Grant
Operational Grants provide limited operating assistance—up to 25 percent of an applicant’s eligible expenses—to museums, archives, and other heritage organizations to increase their capacity to research, preserve, interpret, and advocate for Edmonton’s heritage.
Deadline: Applications open from July 13 to September 9, 2026
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