June 16, 2020
Manitoba Awards Heritage Grants to 50 Organizations
– – –Important Investments to Preserve Our Past For Future Generations: Cox
The Manitoba government is investing more than $255,000 in grants to 50 Manitoba organizations through the Heritage Grants Program, Sport, Culture and Heritage Minister Cathy Cox announced today.
“Our government is pleased to invest in initiatives that will help community groups and organizations preserve pieces of Manitoba history to share with future generations,” said Cox. “It is important that we honour our past as we look to Manitoba’s bright and exciting future.”
The minister noted that heritage grants allow organizations to carry out services and projects not possible without this funding. This can include developing exhibitions, conserving or managing collections that are essential to the health of the organization and its holdings, and essential research.
Approved projects are expected to be unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic, or can be easily adjusted to take physical distancing requirements into account.
Grants range from just over $1,000 to more than $10,000, depending on the size and scope of the heritage projects, which include interpretive signs, murals, bilingual exhibits, book research and writing, a home movie archive, and digitization of sound recordings. Specific project details will be unveiled in the coming weeks.
For more information on the Heritage Grants Program, visit www.gov.mb.ca/chc/grants/hgp.html.
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