Project Grant - Cultural Heritage Development Grant

While the Cultural Heritage Development Grant stream identifies a specific thematic gap to be addressed within a CKHF grant cycle, this thematic gap sits in relation to the broader CKHF objectives.

City of Kingston Objectives

1. Culture and creativity are important sources of wealth creation and are being leveraged to develop community vitality;
2. Align tourism marketing and attraction strategies, creating greater return-on-investment and refocusing marketing strategies;
3. Create awareness and civic pride in local history and heritage;
4. Heritage and culture are key to a vibrant community and are economic drivers for the local economy;
5. Enhance Kingston’s distinctive identity, enrich the cultural life of residents and attract newcomers, audiences and visitors from around the world;
6. Build the creative experiences that are the basis of an authentic tourism strategy;
7. Embrace Kingston’s powerful historical narrative, built heritage, and natural heritage features, as unique resources that can be used to tell Kingston’s stories;
8. Use cultural heritage to enhance the reputation of the City of Kingston as a community where history and innovation thrive; and
9. Support initiatives that align with the City’s strategic objectives for promotion of heritage and cultural vitality.

Cultural Heritage Sector Objectives

1. Leverage municipal investments in museums, heritage projects, cultural groups and historical societies, to increase their profile, capacity, impact, relevance, and sustainability;
2. Encourage the development and creation of innovative cultural heritage programming and initiatives that promote cultural vitality;
3. Increase access to quality local cultural heritage activities;
4. Support and promote the preservation, protection, documentation and conservation of significant Kingston artifacts and archival materials;
5. Develop the means of organizing, collecting, and interpreting Kingston’s stories, both tangible and intangible, and engaging the community at all levels of the process;
6. Encourage collaboration with other orders of government, and the business and community sectors;
7. Seek professional development opportunities that benefit the cultural heritage sector, in collaboration with other stakeholders; and
8. Nurture the capacity and quality of heritage in Kingston, while fostering excellence.
   

Examples of eligible expenses can be found at https://www.kingstonmuseums.ca/sites/kingstonmuseums.ca/files/files/DEV%20Guidelines_2023-2024_0.pdf#page=6.

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