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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Digital Museums Canada (DMC) provides Canadian museums and heritage organizations with funding and support to create incredible online experiences for their current and future audiences. Starting today, eligible
 organizations are invited to apply for up to $250,000 in investment funding for digital projects.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">DMC is the largest national investment program dedicated to supporting digital projects developed by Canadian museum and heritage organizations, such
 as virtual exhibits and tours, web-based games and educational resources, and more.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Museums and heritage organizations can access one of three investment streams:
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<span lang="FR-CA"><a href="https://www.digitalmuseums.ca/funding/small-investment/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Small investment</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="FR-CA">: $15,000
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<span lang="FR-CA"><a href="https://www.digitalmuseums.ca/funding/medium-investment/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Medium investment</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="FR-CA">: $50,000 to $150,000<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_7053038218648516676MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal">
<span lang="FR-CA"><a href="https://www.digitalmuseums.ca/funding/large-investment/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Large investment</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif" lang="FR-CA">: $150,000 to $250,000<u></u><u></u></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To date, DMC has invested more than $15 million into more than 200 digital projects. Along with funding, DMC offers expert guidance in digital accessibility,
 user experience, and inclusive design.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The 2022 Call for proposals closes on December 1, 2022.<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Visit </span><a href="https://www.digitalmuseums.ca/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">digitalmuseums.ca</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> to apply, and to explore
 some of the inspiring Canadian stories shared from Whitehorse to Victoria and St. John’s.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Managed by the Canadian Museum of History, Digital Museums Canada is a federally funded investment program that invests in online projects by Canadian museums
 and heritage organizations, helping them build digital capacity and share stories and experiences with people everywhere.<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Video caption:  In this video, Leah Resnick, Director of Digital Museums Canada (DMC), launches the 2022 Call for proposals and showcases some
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Media contact:<u></u><u></u></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Senior Communications and Media Relations Officer
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Telephone: 613-791-0910<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:avra.gibbs-lamey@historymuseum.ca" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">avra.gibbs-lamey@historymuseum.ca</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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