Collections Management – Museums Assistance Program

The Museums Assistance Program (MAP) - Collections Management component provides funding for projects to improve knowledge, skills and practices related to key museum functions.

Who can apply

Applicants must meet the criteria in one of the following two categories:

• Incorporated non-profit Canadian museums* which: 
  • Provide services to the public year-round;
  • Employ the equivalent of one full-time paid professional staff;
  • Have policies for key museum functions; and
  • Have a current three to five-year strategic/business plan.
• Museums associations and incorporated non-profit Canadian service organizations whose membership relates to the museum sector which: 
  • provide services to the public year-round;
  • employ the equivalent of one full-time paid professional staff;
  • have a current three to five-year strategic/business plan.

*Eligible museums that are governed by provincial/municipal government or by academic or cultural institutions can apply to MAP, as long as their principal mandate is linked to heritage. They must also have distinct objectives, programs and budgets related to heritage. Federal departments, Crown corporations and agencies are not eligible for MAP funding.

How to apply

Applicants are required to:

• review the Museums Assistance Program - Guidelines for 2019-2020;
• contact the nearest regional office of the Department of Canadian Heritage to discuss their project and request an application package;
• complete and submit an application package.

Application deadline

November 1

Contact us

Department of Canadian Heritage
Museums Assistance Program
25 Eddy Street, 9th Floor (25-9-N)
Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0M5

Guides and help

• Application Guidelines - Collections Management
• Guide on the public acknowledgement of financial support - Canadian Heritage
• Service standards for Canadian Heritage funding programs

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