Value
Up to 100 per cent of eligible expenses to a maximum of $200,000Description
Community Anniversaries – Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage component provides funding to local groups for non-recurring local events, with or without a minor capital project.
Eligible Applicants
To be eligible for funding under the Community Anniversaries component, organizations must be:
- a local, non-profit organization or group;
- a local band council, local tribal council or other local Aboriginal government or equivalent organizations (First Nations, Inuit or Métis); or
- a municipal administration, a municipal agency or a public authority of the municipality.
Eligible Expenses
Funding is available for non-recurring events that mark the 100th anniversary or greater, in increments of 25 years (e.g., 125th, 150th); of a significant local historical event or personality.
Funding includes capital projects up to a maximum amount of $25,000 (such as community art projects, restoration of objects, community history books, statues and murals). Successful projects may receive up to 100 per cent of eligible expenses to a maximum of $200,000 for events that:
- present the work of local artists, artisans and heritage performers or specialists;
- actively involve members of the local community; and
- are intended for and accessible to the general public.
Deadline Date
April 30 for events that will occur during the next calendar year.Contact
Contact Name: Department of Canadian Heritage
Phone Number: 1-866-811-0055 (toll-free)
E-mail Address: PCH.bcah-dcap.PCH@canada.ca
Website: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/building-communities/anniversaries.html