Deadline: 21-Oct-22
The First Peoples’ Cultural Council (FPCC) is now inviting applications for its Heritage Infrastructure Program (HIP) to support projects that conserve, repair or develop Indigenous heritage infrastructure.
This includes:
- Historical and cultural places, archives, and cultural heritage collections that are of collective value to an Indigenous community
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Physical infrastructure such as buildings, trails, and structures that support public and community access to the:
- Stories of historic places and the places themselves
- Transmission of community memory and traditional practices, crafts, and trades
- Cultural materials that support telling the stories of historic sites and the transmission of community memory and traditional practices, arts, and trades
The goal of this program is to assist First Nations communities to safeguard, revitalize and celebrate their heritage through heritage infrastructure projects. Projects include the conservation of structures, heritage sites, landscapes, buildings and trails that support public and community access to heritage resources. They also include historical and cultural places, archives and heritage collections that are of collective value to an Indigenous community.
Funding Information
- Applicants can apply for between $100,000 and $250,000 for their proposed project.
Eligibility Criteria
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B.C.-based organizations that have a mandate or focus that includes First Nations’ heritage. Eligible applicants include:
- B.C. First Nations bands or Tribal Councils
- Not-for-profit societies registered in B.C. in good standing and governed by B.C. First Nations individuals (at least 51% of directors identify as First Nations)
- B.C. First Nations-led museums or cultural spaces (at least 51% of directors identify as First Nations)
- Urban and off-reserve B.C. First Nations organizations (at least 51% of directors identify as First Nations)
- B.C. First Nations schools or adult education centres operating in B.C. on First Nations lands (Please note that applications from First Nations schools that serve one community must be submitted through their respective Nation/Band Office.)
For more information, visit HIP.
For more information, visit https://fpcc.ca/program/heritage-infrastructure-program/