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<p class="p1"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0070C0"></span><span class="s1">Dear colleagues,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">The <a href="https://ikblc.ubc.ca/initiatives/bcdigitinfo/">
<span class="s2">British Columbia History Digitization Program</span></a></span><span class="s3">
</span><span class="s1">(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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">If your organization is considering applying for a 2025/2026 BCHDP grant, please fill out this short
<a href="https://surveys.bceln.ca/limesurvey/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=769458&lang=en">
<span class="s2"><b>Notice of Intent Survey</b></span></a></span><span class="s3"><b>
</b></span><span class="s1">(<a href="https://surveys.bceln.ca/limesurvey/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=769458&lang=en"><span class="s2">https://surveys.bceln.ca/limesurvey/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=769458&lang=en</span></a>).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Early notice will be accepted until <b>August 6, 2024</b>, 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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">The information provided in the <a href="https://surveys.bceln.ca/limesurvey/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=769458&lang=en">
<span class="s2"><b>Notice of Intent Survey</b></span></a> 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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">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 <a href="https://bceln.ca/services-initiatives/shared-services/arca">
<span class="s2">Arca provincial digital repository</span></a></span><span class="s3">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s1">Prospective applicants should be a <a href="https://apps.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/hacc/srch/pub/dsplyBscSrch?request_locale=en">
<span class="s2">registered charity</span></a></span><span class="s3"> or <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/charities-giving/list-charities/list-charities-other-qualified-donees.html">
<span class="s4"><span style="color:blue">qualified donee listed by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)</span></span></a></span><span class="s1">. 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 (<a href="mailto:bc.historydigitization@ubc.ca"><span class="s2">bc.historydigitization@ubc.ca</span></a>)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s1"><b>Background</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s1">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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s1"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s1">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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">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 <a href="https://bceln.ca/services/shared-services/arca-partnerships/bc-eln-bchdp-support-service">
<span class="s2">BC ELN-BCHDP Support Service</span></a></span><span class="s3">,</span><span class="s1"> please visit:
<a href="https://bceln.ca/services/shared-services/arca-partnerships/bc-eln-bchdp-support-service">
<span class="s2">https://bceln.ca/services/shared-services/arca-partnerships/bc-eln-bchdp-support-service</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p2"><span class="s1">For more information about the program and to view past projects, please visit
<a href="https://ikblc.ubc.ca/initiatives/bcdigitinfo/"><span class="s2">BC History Digitization Program</span></a>:
<a href="https://ikblc.ubc.ca/initiatives/bcdigitinfo/"><span class="s2">https://ikblc.ubc.ca/initiatives/bcdigitinfo/</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Sunni Nishimura (she/her/hers)<br>
(<a href="https://namedrop.io/sunninishimura" target="_BLANK꓁펅䳀ᆅ" title="https://namedrop.io/sunninishimura"><span style="color:black">hear my name</span></a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Executive Director - BC Electronic Library Network<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Office: 778.782.6937</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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