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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The federal Department of Canadian Heritage's Museums Assistance Program main funding application deadline is November 1, 2018.</span><br>
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The Museums Assistance Program (MAP) provides financial assistance to eligible Canadian museums and related institutions undertaking projects in three main areas:</span>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Access to Heritage - creation and circulation of travelling exhibitions (must be travelling to at least one other confirmed venue)</span>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Aboriginal Heritage – preservation and presentation Indigenous cultural heritage</span>, plus professional development of Indigenous heritage workers<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Collections Management – collections storage improvements, purchase or significant upgrade of a collections management database, or sharing best practices related to key museum functions</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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The 2019-20 Guidelines are now available at <u><a href="http://www.pch.gc.ca/eng/1268597502197/1268597587817">www.pch.gc.ca/eng/1268597502197/1268597587817</a></u> for projects starting in the April 1, 2019 - March 31, 2020 federal fiscal year.
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The minimum general applicant eligibility is: 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, Indigenous governments and other Indigenous organizations with a mandate to preserve and support Indigenous heritage are eligible to apply for projects to preserve, present and manage Indigenous cultural heritage. </span><br>
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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
<a href="mailto:colleen.craig@canada.ca">colleen.craig@canada.ca</a> or 604-666-3438 or Michael Smith at
<a href="mailto:michael.smith4@canada.ca">michael.smith4@canada.ca</a> or 604-655-2679. This is to confirm both applicant and project eligibility and then discuss how to best strengthen the application to fit program objectives.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Applications can be emailed or mailed. By email, applications must be sent by 11:59 local time on Thursday, November 1, 2018 to one of the program
officers. If mailed, applications must be postmarked on or before Thursday, November 1, 2018. Our mailing address is:</span><br>
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Canadian Heritage<br>
351 Abbott Street<br>
Vancouver, BC<br>
V6B 0G6</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#2F2F2F">Colleen Craig<br>
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Senior Program Advisor<br>
Western Region<br>
Department of Canadian Heritage, Government of Canada<br>
351 Abbott Street, Suite 205, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 0G6<br>
</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#2F2F2F"><a href="mailto:colleen.craig@canada.ca"><span lang="FR-CA" style="color:#0563C1">colleen.craig@canada.ca</span></a></span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#2F2F2F">
| Tel.: 604-666-3438 | TTY: 1-888-997-3123 | Fax: 604-666-3508<br>
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Conseillère principale de programmes<br>
Région de l'Ouest<br>
Ministère du Patrimoine canadien, Gouvernement du Canada<br>
351, rue Abbott, pièce 205, Vancouver (Colombie-Britannique), V6B 0G6<br>
</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#2F2F2F"><a href="mailto:colleen.craig@canada.ca"><span lang="FR-CA" style="color:#0563C1">colleen.craig@canada.ca</span></a></span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#2F2F2F">
| Tél. : 604-666-3438 | ATS : 1-888-997-3213 | Télécopieur : 604-666-3508<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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