[BCMA] Department of Canadian Heritage - Museums Assistance Program (MAP)

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The Department of Canadian Heritage's Museums Assistance Program (MAP) main
deadline is November 1, 2015 for projects starting in the 2016-17 federal
fiscal year (April 1, 2016 - March 31, 2017).

MAP can provide financial assistance to eligible Canadian museums and
related institutions undertaking projects in three main components:
      Access to Heritage - development and circulation of travelling
      exhibitions (must be travelling to at least one other confirmed
      venue)
      Aboriginal Heritage - preservation and presentation of Aboriginal
      cultural heritage
      Collections Management - implementation of key collections management
      systems or sharing best practices related to key museum functions to
      the benefit of at least three institutions

Eligibility requirements depend on the component, but minimum general
applicant eligibility is that the museum must:
      be open to the public year-round
      have the equivalent of one full-time paid professional museum staff
      have policies for key museum functions
      have a current 3 to 5 year strategic plan

For the Aboriginal Heritage component, Aboriginal governments and other
Aboriginal organizations with a mandate to preserve and support Aboriginal
heritage are eligible to apply for projects to preserve, present and manage
Aboriginal cultural heritage.

Due to technical problems, we are temporarily unable to publish the 2016-17
Guidelines on the website.  This should be fixed shortly.  In the meantime,
please find the guidelines attached here:

(See attached file: MAP Guidelines 2016-17.docx)

To receive the application forms, potential applicants must first discuss
their proposed project with a Western Region MAP program officer. This is
to confirm both applicant and project eligibility and then discuss how to
best strengthen the application to fit program objectives.  Please contact
Colleen Craig at colleen.craig at pch.gc.ca or 604-666-3438 or Pierre Stolte
at pierre.stolte at pch.gc.ca or 604-666-2218.

As the deadline date falls on a weekend this year, applications sent by
mail must be postmarked on or before the next business day which is Monday,
November 2, 2015.  The mailing address is:

Canadian Heritage
351 Abbott Street
Vancouver, BC
V6B 0G6

Applications can be sent electronically.  If emailing, the application must
be sent by 11:59 local time on Sunday, November 1, 2015.



Colleen Craig

Senior Program Advisor
Western Region
Department of Canadian Heritage, Government of Canada
351 Abbott Street, Suite 205, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 0G6
colleen.craig at pch.gc.ca | Tel.: 604-666-3438 | TTY: 1-888-997-3123 | Fax:
604-666-3508

Conseillère principale de programmes
Région de l'Ouest
Ministère du Patrimoine canadien, Gouvernement du Canada
351, rue Abbott, pièce 205, Vancouver (Colombie-Britannique), V6B 0G6
colleen.craig at pch.gc.ca | Tél. : 604-666-3438 | ATS : 1-888-997-3213 |
Télécopieur : 604-666-3508
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