<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote">Hello BCMA members!</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">I'm passing along information about a funding opportunity from the Department of Canadian Heritage that recently came to our attention.</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">Information is below. If you have any questions, please contact Guinevere Sanderson directly. Her information is below. <br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Also - please remember to visit the <a href="http://museumsassn.bc.ca/members/grants-and-funding/">BCMA website</a> for a list of other grant programs that are available to museums and heritage organizations:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://museumsassn.bc.ca/members/grants-and-funding/">http://museumsassn.bc.ca/members/grants-and-funding/</a><br></p>
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<p class="gmail-m_8649996941423146404IndustryCanadaSectionHeading"><span style="color:rgb(143,196,76)"><font size="4">Legacy Fund</font><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="gmail-m_8649996941423146404IndustryCanadaSectionHeading" style="margin-right:19.8pt"><span style="font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">Part of the "Building Communities through Arts and Heritage" program<u></u><u></u></font></span></p>
<p class="gmail-m_8649996941423146404IndustryCanadaSectionHeading" style="margin-right:19.8pt"><span style="font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">Department of Canadian Heritage</font></span><span style="color:rgb(178,178,178)"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="gmail-m_8649996941423146404IndustryCanadaHeading2"><span style="font-size:14pt;color:rgb(143,196,76)">The Legacy Fund provides funding for:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="gmail-m_8649996941423146404MsoBodyText" style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Community-initiated capital projects that engage citizens and raise awareness of local arts and heritage. Recipients may receive up to 50% of eligible expenses, to a maximum
of $500,000.<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="gmail-m_8649996941423146404IndustryCanadaHeading2" style="margin-top:0.25in"><span style="font-size:14pt;color:rgb(143,196,76)">Funding is available for projects that:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Commemorate</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt"> a significant local historical event or pay tribute to a significant local historical personality;<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Mark</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt"> a 100<sup>th</sup> anniversary or greater, in increments of 25 years (e.g., 125<sup>th</sup>, 150<sup>th</sup>);<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Involve</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt"> the restoration, renovation, or transformation of existing buildings or exterior spaces with local community significance that are intended for
community use; <b>and</b><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Encourage</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt"> arts and heritage activities in the local community that are intended for and accessible to the general public.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Program website:
<a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/building-communities/legacy-fund.html" target="_blank">
https://www.canada.ca/en/<wbr>canadian-heritage/services/<wbr>funding/building-communities/<wbr>legacy-fund.html</a></span></b><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-m_8649996941423146404MsoBodyText" style="line-height:normal;border:none;padding:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt">For more information please contact Guinevere Sanderson, 604-365-6067 or
</span><a href="mailto:PCH.bcah-dcap.PCH@canada.ca" target="_blank">PCH.bcah-dcap.PCH@canada.ca</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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