[BCMA] 2025/2026 BC History Digitization Program Call for Notices of Intent

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv]

Dear colleagues,

The British Columbia History Digitization Program<https://ikblc.ubc.ca/initiatives/bcdigitinfo/> (BCHDP) is seeking early notice from prospective applicants for the 2025/2026 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 2025/2026 BCHDP grant, please fill out this short Notice of Intent Survey<https://surveys.bceln.ca/limesurvey/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=769458&lang=en> (https://surveys.bceln.ca/limesurvey/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=769458&lang=en).

Early notice will be accepted until August 6, 2024, but the earlier notice you provide the more support we can provide. Early notice is not mandatory but is expected to improve the chances of a successful grant application.

The information provided in the Notice of Intent Survey<https://surveys.bceln.ca/limesurvey/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=769458&lang=en> 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 2024, the BCHDP will be accepting applications for the 2025/2026 funding year. Applicants can receive up to $15,000 of matching funds for their projects. In 2024/2025 funding year, 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 290 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<https://bceln.ca/services/shared-services/arca-partnerships/bc-eln-bchdp-support-service>, please visit: https://bceln.ca/services/shared-services/arca-partnerships/bc-eln-bchdp-support-service

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

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Sunni Nishimura (she/her/hers)
(hear my name<https://namedrop.io/sunninishimura>)
Executive Director - BC Electronic Library Network
Office: 778.782.6937
Mobile: 778.237.6276
Email: sunnin at bceln.ca<mailto:sunnin at bceln.ca>
Web: https://www.bceln.ca

I respectfully acknowledge the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations on whose traditional territories the BC ELN Office is privileged to operate.




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