Heritage Funding Program in Canada

Deadline: 26-Oct-22

The City of Ottawa has launched the Heritage Funding Program.

Objectives

The Heritage Funding Program supports projects undertaken by individuals or organizations that promote or support:

• Local heritage through education, awareness and appreciation
• Research or documentation of local history
• Preservation of local heritage assets
• The reclamation, retention, transmittal, development and revitalization of Anishinabe Algonquin Nation, First Nations, Inuit and Métis heritage and culture

Priorities

Following the peer-assessed evaluation of submitted proposals, the CFSU will look at prioritizing applications from the following Indigenous and equity-seeking communities:

• Anishinabe Algonquin Nation
• First Nations
• Inuit
• Metis
• IBPOC (Indigenous, Black, People of Color)
• People with visible and invisible disabilities
• Non-ambulatory persons
• D/deaf people
• Refugees / Immigrants / Newcomers
• 2SLGBTQIA
• People living in poverty
• rural residents
• Francophones
• Seniors / Older adults
• Women+
• Youth

The City of Ottawa recognizes that people identify themselves in many ways. Terms used to self-identify are continually evolving. People can change their identities or the ways they want to identify over time.

With this understanding, the CFSU uses terms recommended by community members through various consultations.

Types of Project

Applicants may apply for project funding under the following categories:

• Heritage Awareness and Education Projects
  • Projects that promote or support local heritage through education, awareness and appreciation such as:
    • Heritage events, historical re-enactments, educational programs or drama productions
    • Local and community history books, pamphlets, walking tours
    • Public lecture series, workshops, seminars
    • Multi-media, website or podcast history initiatives
    • Exhibits or interpretive plaques
    • Intangible heritage (traditions or living expressions) inherited from ancestors, such as oral traditions and the knowledge and skills to produce traditional crafts
  • Projects that provide support for the reclamation, retention, transmittal, development and revitalization of Anishinabe Algonquin Nation, First Nations, Métis and Inuit heritage and culture:
    • Pow wow, traditional gatherings and cultural events
    • Exhibits, workshops, presentations, storytelling
    • Indigenous traditional knowledge and practices
    • Language preservation
    • Land-based learning
• Research and Documentation Projects
  • Projects that research or document local history such as:
    • New research projects into Ottawa’s history (e.g. histories of significant local individuals, communities, industries, faith communities, etc.)
    • Photo-documentation of collections
    • Documentation of heritage buildings, streetscapes, landscapes, and gardens
    • Compilation of inventories of heritage assets
    • Oral history projects
  • Book Proposals
    • Priority will be given to original research that is appropriately sourced
    • Collaboration with accredited historical researchers, community elders, or culture keepers will be considered an advantage
• Preservation/Conservation Projects
  • Note: Individuals are not eligible to apply for preservation/conservation projects.
  • Projects that preserve local heritage assets through:
    • Archaeological digs
    • Heritage gardening projects
    • Conservation assessments
    • Use of appropriate storage equipment and supplies
    • Preservation of local artifacts
    • Specialized treatments for paper or artifact collections

Funding Information

• Project grants in recent competitions rarely exceeded $10,000.

Eligible Activities

• Demonstrate a strong local heritage focus
• Be conducted in Ottawa, Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation, or Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation
• Involve participation of the local cultural community or community of interest
• Be singular in scope and be completed within a limited time frame, normally one year.

Eligibility Criteria

Who can apply?

• Individuals must:
  • be 18 years or older
  • be a current resident of the city of Ottawa and have lived in Ottawa for at least one year prior to the application deadline date, or are Anishinabe Algonquin and live within a 150 km radius of Ottawa
  • be a professional heritage expert, heritage worker, community elder or knowledge keeper recognized by peers
  • demonstrate knowledge of local history or cultural traditions and practices
• Organizations that:
  • have their office/mailing address within the limits of Ottawa, Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation or Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation
  • serve the local community
  • be not-for-profit
  • be led by, or work in partnership with, heritage professional(s), heritage worker(s), a community elder or culture keeper
  • have an active Board of Directors or Steering Committee (minimum of 3 members)
  • have at least 50% of Board of Directors/Steering committee members residing in the Ottawa region
• And, one of the following:
  • be a heritage non-profit organization with a local heritage mandate
  • be a First Nation, Inuit or Métis non-profit organization proposing a local heritage project on their respective cultures
  • be a non-profit organization or collective that is proposing a local project with a heritage goal to be produced in partnership with a non-profit professional heritage organization, heritage professional, community elder, or culture keeper.

For more information, visit City of Ottawa.

For more information, visit https://ottawa.ca/en/arts-heritage-and-events/funding-calls-and-opportunities/cultural-funding/heritage-funding-program#section-08194353-226a-432d-991a-dcfb1aedd59e