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Heritage Organization Development Grant 2025–2026 │ Government of Ontario

June 30, 2025

Value

The maximum grant is $1,545.

Description

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 historical societies, museums and other heritage associations located throughout the province with a portion of their annual operating support.

Eligible Applicants

Eligible recipients are non-profit corporations, with their 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.

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 a 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)

Eligible Expenses

Only expenditures directly associated with operating the organization should be included.

  • Travelling or virtual exhibits and audiovisual programs.
    • Costs related to production and circulation, including fees for honoraria. Exhibit/program may be for community audience or for circulation.
  • Community Presence: promotional events and programs.
    • Costs relating to planning and development including fees, or honoraria and travel expenses for speakers, but not including food.
  • Community Engagement: tours, consultations, member recruitment.
    • Costs related to planning and delivering architectural or community heritage walking or driving tours promoting the community’s heritage. Costs related to planning and delivering community advocacy or consultations, member recruitment strategies.
  • Accessible Archival/Library/Artifact Collections
    • Costs of making collections accessible to the public for research, exhibits and public programming either physically through a local facility, or digitally via the organization’s own website or through partnership with another organization.
      These costs can be related to acquisition, conservation, storage, digitization and display of archival, library and artifact collections.
  • Community Collections Expenses
    • Enter expenses related to the operation and maintenance of a heritage resource centre for which the sole or primary purpose is to house the collection and make it available for public research and extension/outreach activities for the benefit of the community. Costs may include property taxes, rent, repairs, cleaning and utilities.
  • Office Expenses/Administration
    • Enter expenses incurred for maintaining office premises except when offices are housed in a heritage resource centre for which operating expenses are being claimed.
  • Staff Expenses
    • Enter expenses incurred in Staff salaries and benefits.
  • Board Governance and Development Expenses
    • Enter expenses for board meetings related to succession planning for the board (to bring new knowledge and skills to the organization) or strategic and financial planning sessions for the organization.

Deadline Date

June 30, 2025

Contact

Contact Name: Shannon Khan │ Culture Programs Advisor

E-mail Address: HODG-SSAHC@ontario.ca

Website: https://www.ontario.ca/page/available-funding-opportunities-ontario-government#section-6

Industry:

Arts and Culture, Non-Profit

Location:

Ontario

Tags:

Cultural Heritage, museum

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