Heritage programs and activities

Grant updates

The annual application deadline for project grants offered by the Heritage Preservation Partnership Program is the first working day of February.

Applicants are generally notified of grant decisions in May or June, and have until February 28 of the following year to complete their projects and submit reporting requirements.

• Recipients of heritage awareness, publication and research grants will receive the full amount of their grant upon initiation of their project.
• Recipients of historic resource conservation grants will receive half of their grant upon initiation of their project. To request the final payment, grant recipients will submit invoices/receipts of eligible expenses for the entire project.

Grant funding is no longer available for the conservation of unprotected historic resources, cemeteries, and transportation and industrial artifacts. Only owners and authorized representatives of Provincial Historic Resources, Municipal Historic Resources, and Indigenous historic places recognized through a Band Council Resolution are eligible to apply for grants to support conservation work.

The program no longer offers grant funding for the non-conservation components of historic resource conservation projects, nor will it fund GST expenses for any grant streams.

Programs and activities

The Alberta government supports heritage through a number of programs and by providing funding to heritage organizations.

Heritage Preservation Partnership Program

This Heritage Preservation Partnership Program administers the following grants and scholarships:

• Historic resource conservation grants
• Heritage awareness grants
• Publication grants
• Research grants
• Bob Etherington Heritage Conservation Fund
• Roger Soderstrom Scholarship

Organizational support

Annual funding to 6 provincial heritage organizations and the Glenbow Museum:

• Alberta Museums Association – operational funding
• Archives Society of Alberta – operational funding
• Historical Society of Alberta – operational funding
• Alberta Genealogical Society – operational funding
• Archaeological Society of Alberta – operational funding
• Francophone Historical Society – operational funding
• Glenbow Museum – to manage government-owned collections

Other activities

Other activities include:

• Alberta Heritage Markers – supports the production of heritage markers
• biennial Heritage Awards – recognizes the contributions of individuals and organizations to the preservation of Alberta’s heritage
• Alberta Geographical Names Program, which makes decisions, in agreement with the Minister, on naming geographical features in Alberta
• the hearing of representations by interested parties respecting the designation of historic resources

Publications

• Alberta Historical Resources Foundation annual report
• Heritage Note Series:
  • Conducting historical research
  • How to develop a local heritage marker program
  • Oral history