[BCMA] Canadian Heritage's Museums Assistance Program deadline is November 1, 2016

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

The federal Department of Canadian Heritage's Museums Assistance Program (MAP) main deadline is November 1, 2016 for projects starting in the April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018 fiscal year.

MAP provides financial assistance to eligible Canadian museums and related institutions undertaking projects in three main components:

  *   Access to Heritage - development and circulation of exhibitions travelling to at least one other Canadian museum (no longer has to travel outside the province/territory)
  *   Aboriginal Heritage - preservation and presentation of Aboriginal cultural heritage and professional development of Aboriginal heritage workers
  *   Collections Management - purchase of new collections management systems, collection storage improvements, or sharing best practices related to key museum functions to the benefit of at least three heritage organizations

To meet minimum general applicant eligibility, the applicant 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, and 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.

The 2017-18 Guidelines are attached here and will soon be available online (www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage.html<http://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage.html>).

To receive the Application Forms, potential applicants must first discuss their proposed project with either of Western Region's MAP program officers: Colleen Craig at colleen.craig at canada.ca<mailto:colleen.craig at canada.ca> or 604-666-3438 or Michael Smith at michael.smith4 at canada.ca<mailto:michael.smith4 at canada.ca> or 604-655-2679.  This is to confirm both applicant and project eligibility and then discuss how to best strengthen the proposal to fit program objectives.

Applications can be sent electronically or by mail.  If emailing, the application must be sent by 11:59 local time on Tuesday, November 1, 2016.  Applications sent by mail must be postmarked on or before Tuesday, November 1, 2016 and sent to:

Canadian Heritage
351 Abbott Street, Suite 205
Vancouver, BC
V6B 0G6

A reminder that applications to the following MAP components are accepted year-round:

·         Exhibition Circulation Fund - support to host temporary exhibits from other Canadian museums (can be from the same province/ territory)

·         Borrowing Artefacts - support to borrow artefacts from the Canadian Museum of History or the Canadian War Museum

Colleen Craig

Senior Program Advisor
Western Region
Department of Canadian Heritage, Government of Canada
351 Abbott Street, Suite 205, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 0G6
NEW! colleen.craig at canada.ca<mailto:colleen.craig at canada.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
NOUVEAU! colleen.craig at canada.ca<mailto:colleen.craig at canada.ca> | Tél. : 604-666-3438 | ATS : 1-888-997-3213 | Télécopieur : 604-666-3508

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