[BCMA] BC History Digitization Program: Call for Notices of Intent

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv]

Dear colleagues,


The British Columbia History Digitization Program (BCHDP) is seeking early notice from prospective applicants for the 2024/2025 funding year. This will enable program staff to follow-up with applicants eligible for and interested in additional support during the grant application process.


If your organization is considering applying for a 2024/2025 BCHDP grant, please fill out this short Notice of Intent survey<https://surveys.bceln.ca/limesurvey/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=678178&lang=en> (https://shorturl.at/aILR4).


Early notice will be accepted until August 4, 2023, but the earlier notice you provide the more support we can provide. Early notice is not mandatory, but is expected to improve chances of a successful grant application.


Information provided in the Notice of Intent survey will only be used for follow-up, it will not form part of your application. Organizations eligible for and indicating interest in additional support during the grant application process will be contacted.


Support for eligible organizations can include assistance with: completing the grant application; project management; copyright advisory; connections to digitization service providers; securing digitization staff; preparing metadata; and hosting digitized materials in the Arca provincial digital repository<https://bceln.ca/services-initiatives/shared-services/arca>.


Prospective applicants should be a registered charity<https://apps.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/hacc/srch/pub/dsplyBscSrch?request_locale=en> or qualified donee listed by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)<https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/charities-giving/list-charities/list-charities-other-qualified-donees.html>. If the applicant is not a registered charity or  qualified donee, a community organization that is a qualified donee may be permitted to act as a financial intermediary. If you know who may act as a financial intermediary for your project, please indicate this in your survey response. If you have further questions or concerns about this requirement, please contact the BCHDP Coordinator (bc.historydigitization at ubc.ca<mailto:bc.historydigitization at ubc.ca>)


Background

The British Columbia History Digitization Program (BCHDP), launched by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre in 2006, provides matching funds to support digitization projects that make unique British Columbia content freely available.



In October 2023, the BCHDP will be accepting applications for the 2024/2025 funding year. Applicants can receive up to $15,000 of matching funds for their projects. In 2023, the program awarded more than $150,000 for 18 projects. Since its inception in 2006, the BCHDP has awarded more than $2 million of matching funds for more than 275 projects.


Additional support for small organizations applying for BCHDP grants is provided through a partnership between the BC Electronic Library Network (BC ELN) and the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC) at the University of British Columbia Library. For more information about the BC ELN-BCHDP Support Service, please visit: https://bceln.ca<https://bceln.ca/>

For more information about the program and to view past projects, please visit the BC History Digitization Program website: https://ikblc.ubc.ca/initiatives/bcdigitinfo/


Mimi Lam  BA, MLIS (She, Her, Hers<https://equity.ubc.ca/resources/gender-diversity/pronouns/>)
Digital Projects Librarian
UBC Library | Digital Initiatives
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory
1961 East Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z1 Canada
Phone 604 827 3455
mimi.lam at ubc.ca<mailto:mimi.lam at ubc.ca>
https://digitize.library.ubc.ca<https://digitize.library.ubc.ca/> | https://open.library.ubc.ca<https://open.library.ubc.ca/>

The UBC Vancouver campus is situated within the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam).

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