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If you’re a non-governmental history institution with archival holdings in Canada then you should apply for the Local Documentary Heritage Communities Grant. This is $7.5M in new funding (announced in June 2015), to be disbursed by Library & Archives Canada over the course of five years. Each grant has a cap of $100K, but it is renewable over five years so could be as much as $500K for a multi-stage project. The first-round deadline is Sept 4. 2015.

As indicated on the official DHCP site, funding is available to archives, privately-funded libraries, historical societies, genealogical organizations/societies, professional associations and museums with an archival component. The funding objectives fall under two main rubrics, namely: Continue reading →