Deadline: 02-Jul-2024
The Ministry of Citizenship and Multiculturalism is currently accepting applications for the Heritage Organization Development Grant.
The Heritage Organization Development Grant (HODG) is an annual, statutory-based operating grant designed to promote public awareness of Ontario’s rich and diverse heritage. The program provides local historical societies, smaller community museums and other heritage associations, located throughout the province, with a portion of their annual operating support.
Funding Information
- Maximum Grant The maximum grant is $1,545.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible organizations are non-profit bodies that have been in operation and incorporated for at least one year, with its head office in the Province of Ontario, that are actively involved in local outreach activities, such as the production of displays and promotional materials, public programs, lecture series, walking tours and special activities designed to inform and educate the general public about their community heritage.
- In order to be considered an eligible applicant to the program, your organization will need to meet the following requirements:
- be a registered non-profit corporation or an affiliate of the Ontario Historical Society;
- have been in operation and incorporated for at least one year;
- have as its primary objective the support, encouragement and facilitation of the conservation, protection and promotion of your community’s heritage;
- be governed by a Board of Directors;
- have spent in the preceding fiscal year at least $250 on outreach activities (education or extension programmes that support activities designed to increase knowledge, awareness and promotion of your community’s heritage).
- New Applicants: If you are a first-time applicant and your organization meets the above requirements, you must submit with your application a copy of your organization Constitution and By-laws.
For more information, visit Ministry of Citizenship and Multiculturalism.