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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The 150 Time Immemorial Grant Program has been open for about two weeks and we thought it was time to provide an update. If you do not find what you need or you have questions, please<span> </span><a href="mailto:150TIGP@heritagebc.ca?subject=150TIGP" title="mailto:150TIGP@heritagebc.ca?subject=150TIGP" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0f93ff">contact
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The 150 Time Immemorial Grant Program (150TIGP) is now featured on our homepage:<span> </span><a href="https://heritagebc.ca/" title="https://heritagebc.ca/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#044a91">https://heritagebc.ca/</span></a>.
 This will take you to everything you need to submit an application to this one-time funding program. Including:</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Summary guide </span><u></u><u></u></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Information session notes in English with French translation (new)</span><u></u><u></u></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Backgrounder to the application form (new)</span><u></u><u></u></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The application deadline is December 24.<span> </span></span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The next online presentation will be December 2<span> </span><span style="background:white">at 10:00am (Pacific). This presentation will be in English with French speaking support staff.</span></span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">Topic: 150 Time Immemorial Grant Program</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><br>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">The third online meeting will be Wednesday, December 15 at 10:00am (Pacific). This will be an opportunity for you to bring questions and to discuss your projects.</span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">We thought we should share further information, based on the questions we have been receiving.<span> </span></span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;background:white">Resiliency: we suggest you include a one or two sentence definition of ‘resiliency’ in your application. The summary guide provides some clues, including these phrases: “</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">resilient,
 dynamic and equitable future”, “resilient from the impacts of climate change, and to ensure they are preserved for continued access”, and “a vision of an open, diverse, inclusive, and resilient BC for the next 150 years and beyond.”</span><u></u><u></u></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;background:white">Universities may apply through their associated not-for-profit business entity, typically a foundation. Alternatively, a partner organization that meets the basic operating criteria can be the applicant.</span><u></u><u></u></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Community contribution companies (CCCs) are “for-profit corporations that contribute the majority of profits to a social purpose. For example, shareholder dividends are limited to 40% of annual profits and there are guidelines
 for salaries paid to staff. CCCs do not receive donations or income tax exemptions.” More can be found<span> </span><a href="https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/business/managing-a-business/permits-licences/businesses-incorporated-companies/incorporated-companies?keyword=community&keyword=contribution&keyword=company" title="https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/business/managing-a-business/permits-licences/businesses-incorporated-companies/incorporated-companies?keyword=community&keyword=contribution&keyword=company" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#044a91">here</span></a>.</span><u></u><u></u></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Do not be concerned if your organization is associated with a Federal or Provincial property. It is true that there is an extra verification step, but we do not anticipate any issues arising from this. Simply, state the association
 your organization has with the property and your organization’s responsibilities to and use of the property. Attach an agreement outlining the relationship and you should be good to go.<span> </span></span><u></u><u></u></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Here is information about the funding streams overseen by First Peoples’ Cultural Council:</span><u></u><u></u></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">NEW! <a href="https://fpcc.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1927c89132f522e23c0390e7c&id=683f66a6d3&e=09c9bd4446" title="https://fpcc.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1927c89132f522e23c0390e7c&id=683f66a6d3&e=09c9bd4446" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#044a91">Cultural
 Heritage Stewardship Grant </span></a>– $10,000 - $25,000 for training and support for Indigenous people to act as stewards of and experts on their heritage. </span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://fpcc.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1927c89132f522e23c0390e7c&id=855d880a1e&e=09c9bd4446" title="https://fpcc.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1927c89132f522e23c0390e7c&id=855d880a1e&e=09c9bd4446" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#044a91">Indigenous Cultural Heritage
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://fpcc.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1927c89132f522e23c0390e7c&id=2eb95288e2&e=09c9bd4446" title="https://fpcc.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1927c89132f522e23c0390e7c&id=2eb95288e2&e=09c9bd4446" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#044a91">A
 Sense of Place Grant</span></a> – $10,000 - $25,000 to foster a greater understanding of the connection and safeguarding practices between the land, environment and Indigenous cultural heritage.<b> </b></span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">If you have any questions about the FPCC streams, please contact Paulina at <a href="mailto:paulina@fpcc.ca" title="mailto:paulina@fpcc.ca" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0f93ff">paulina@fpcc.ca</span></a>. </span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Museums and historic sites that are owned and operated by the same local government will need to coordinate applications. The local government will be recognized as the applicant and it is allowed to submit up to two applications
 to a total of two streams. So, of a museum, archive, and heritage attraction that are owned by a local government, only two can submit applications.<span> </span></span><u></u><u></u></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">We recognize that your project may not be specific to one property/site. You do not need to worry that the form suggests otherwise. You simply need to explain the nature of your project and its application to multiple sites.</span><u></u><u></u></li></ul>
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