<div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;font-size:20px">The application period is open and closes on November 29, 2021.</span><br></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;font-size:20px"><br></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 11.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;font-size:20px">In recognition of the exceptional circumstances created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Museums Assistance Program (MAP) has temporarily modified eligibility criteria for this funding.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 11.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;font-size:20px">Both incorporated and unincorporated organizations and groups can apply.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 11.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;font-size:20px">To be eligible for funding, your organization must be:</p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:11.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;font-size:20px"><li style="box-sizing:border-box">a not-for-profit organization such as a museum, an archive, or a historic site (including those that operate seasonally and those without full-time staff);</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box">an Indigenous organization or official language minority community organization; or,</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box">a municipal or university museum with a distinct budget.</li></ul><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 11.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;font-size:20px">To be eligible, applicants must also:</p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:11.5px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;font-size:20px"><li style="box-sizing:border-box">manage a heritage collection</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box">provide public access through regular hours of operation (including on a part-time or seasonal basis); and,</li><li style="box-sizing:border-box">have had annual expenses in 2019 (or your last completed pre-pandemic fiscal year) between $2,000 and $3,000,000.</li></ul><div><a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/museums-assistance/reopening-fund-heritage-organizations.html">https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/museums-assistance/reopening-fund-heritage-organizations.html</a><font color="#333333" face="Noto Sans, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:20px"><br></span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>