<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div lang="EN-CA" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="m_-9131933719169045883WordSection1">Hello everyone,</div><div class="m_-9131933719169045883WordSection1"><br></div><div class="m_-9131933719169045883WordSection1">Canadian Heritage has just opened applications to the new Federal COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund. Details, and a link to the application portal, can be found below.</div><div class="m_-9131933719169045883WordSection1"><br></div><div class="m_-9131933719169045883WordSection1">All the best,</div><div class="m_-9131933719169045883WordSection1"><br>Ryan Hunt</div><div class="m_-9131933719169045883WordSection1">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Today, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Heritage, confirmed the implementation of the first component of Phase 2 of the COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund for Cultural, Heritage and Sport Organizations, launched in May
2020. This fund, which totals $500 million, is being used to maintain jobs and support the business continuity of organizations impacted by the crisis.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The government is now ready to launch the first component of Phase 2 of the COVID-19 Emergency Fund for Heritage Organizations. This component provides $53 million in support to organizations with heritage collections through the emergency
component of the Museums Assistance Program. Eligible not-for-profit organizations such as museums, archives, historic sites, Indigenous organizations, official-language minority communities, or municipal and university museums with separate budgets, will
now be able to apply for funding.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Non-eligible institutions include provincial/territorial crown corporations (although cultural institutions associated with educational institutions or universities would be eligible), zoos, aquaria, public libraries, and other organizations
that do not have a heritage collection. Heritage institutions with operating budgets exceeding $3 million are also ineligible at this time.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Since our initial announcement in May, we realised there are very small community museums with smaller budgets that are seasonal, dependent on volunteers, and that may not reopen this summer. We will be adjusting the sliding scale to be
able to provide grants below $5,000 that are proportional to those budgets.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Heritage organizations eligible for the Museums Assistance Program can now apply online through this
<a href="https://pch-covid19.canada.ca/en-CA/" target="_blank">new portal</a>.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with me if you have any questions or concerns.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Irene<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="FR" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#c00000">Irene Cheung<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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