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HCIP – Operational Grant | Edmonton Heritage Council

October 4, 2024

Value

Up to 25 percent of an applicant’s eligible expenses.

Description

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.

Eligible Applicants

  • Applicants must be registered as a non-profit society in Alberta for at least one year
  • Be located in the city of Edmonton.
  • The organization must encourage public engagement in Edmonton’s heritage by:
    • operating a heritage facility that is open to the public for a minimum of 200 hours per year, and / or
    • providing regular heritage programming to Edmontonians for a minimum of three years
  • The organization must demonstrate sound board and governance practices
    • Examples of unsound governance practices could include:
      • having a board member also in a paid staff role in the organization
      • a lack of financial controls or review
    • The organization must have year-end financial statements that follow generally accepted accounting principles for not-for-profit organizations
    • The applicant must be up to date with final reports for other HCIP-funded work, including returning any unused grant funds

This program excludes educational institutions, recreation centres, community leagues, health facilities, religious institutions, and government-owned and/or operated facilities. Organizations that receive operational funding through other City of Edmonton grant programs are also not eligible to apply.

Eligible Expenses

The Operational Grant will invest up to a maximum of 25% of expenses directly incurred by an organization’s internal operations, including:

  • Rent, lease, or mortgage
  • Utilities
  • Financial management costs
  • Staff salary and wages
  • Liability and property insurance
  • Property maintenance, security, and cleaning
  • Office supplies
  • Ongoing public programming costs
  • Digital systems maintenance costs including websites, databases, and other core digital assets

Deadline Date

The deadline to apply is October 4 at 4PM.

Contact

Location:

Alberta

Tags:

Culture, museum

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