Test your eligibility

In order to determine if your organization and your project are eligible for Documentary Heritage Communities Program (DHCP) funding, please complete the questionnaire below.

NOTE: For further details, please refer to the DHCP Guidelines and Glossary.

Organization Eligibility

1. How does your organization primarily identify itself?

2. Is your organization registered as non-profit or do you identify as an Indigenous organization/government institution?

3. Is your organization administered by a government entity or does it receive more than 50% of its annual operating funding from any level of government without having to request it?

3.1. Are you an Indigenous organization/government institution?

Project Eligibility

4. Which objective(s) apply to your project?

5. The project activities are: (Select all that apply)

Acquiring of a new collection

Activities related to a documentary heritage collection that you do not own, that are not originals, or for which you do not hold the appropriate rights and/or permissions

Activities related to artifacts or objects (such as statues, globes or medals)

Clearing backlogs of received materials, which your organization would normally process as part of its ongoing operations

Collection-, catalogue- and access-based management

Commemorative projects

Conservation and preservation treatment (for example, restoration of books or documents)

Conservation and/or restoration of portraits or photographs of historical and/or local significance

Conversion and digitization for access and/or preservation purposes

Creating a book, magazine, theatre script, documentary film or podcast that features a collection

Developing an exhibition with material that is not in your custody

Development (research, design and production) of virtual and physical exhibitions, including travelling exhibitions

Development and sharing of best practices and policies related to the processing of holdings

Development of standards, performance and other measurement activities

Digitizing a documentary heritage collection for which your organization does not have copyrights

Digitizing newspapers for which you own the copyright

Editing oral history recordings into documentaries or short clips for publication on the web

Enhancing your finding aid with archival standard descriptions, translations and transcriptions

Increasing digital preservation capacity (excluding digital infrastructure related to day-to-day activities)

Migrating a collection or holdings to an online database

Oral history – making a documentary

Oral history interviews – recording interviews for access and/or preservation purposes (for example, interviews with local veterans about their experiences during the Second World War or interviews with local Indigenous Elders about their experiences, traditions and culture)

Organizing a documentary heritage conference

Renovating a building

Training and workshops that improve professional competencies and build the organization's capacity

6. If your organization is seeking funding for activities related to a documentary heritage collection, are you the owner of these items?

This means the organization has either the originals in its possession or has cleared any questions related to rights and permissions.

Great!

Based on the information that you have provided, your organization and project appear to be eligible for DHCP funding. Please note that this does not guarantee DHCP funding.

Apply for funding

Sorry!

Based on the information that you have provided, your organization and/or project appear(s) to be ineligible for DHCP funding.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss the results of this questionnaire, please contact the DHCP team by email.