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Funding Criteria
Eligible projects should relate to Hudson’s Bay Company’s history. Priority will be given to projects that demonstrate the strongest connections to Hbc in one or more of the following areas.
- Retailing
- Fur Trade (including 20th century)
- Hbc’s other businesses, e.g. wholesale, immigration, energy, shipping, Inuit art
- Programs or curriculum devoted to the teaching Hbc history to students
Applicants requesting funds of $1,000 or less should apply for a grant to the new Hbc Local History
Grant Program
The following are NOT eligible for funding from HbcHF:
- Groups not registered as charitable organizations with Revenue Canada
- Capital projects, such as construction, renovations or building acquisition
- Acquisition of archives, artefacts or any other cultural material
- Groups organized outside of Canada
- Individual pursuits (individuals looking for money for personal projects, e.g. travel), unless they are authors or film-makers seeking support for research and/or publication/production. In such cases clear evidence of prior publication or interest on the part of a publisher/network may be required.
- Third party organizations (e.g. local schools looking to raise funds for a charity)
- Private schools
- Advocacy groups for a particular religious, social, political or economic point of view
N.B. Previous support is neither a guarantee of nor a barrier to future support
Application deadlines each year are:
Successful applicants will be notified within 2 months of the application deadline.
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