Attachment 1

2021 Operational and Project Grants Attachment 1

Operational Grants:

Applicant: Aviation Museum Association Recommended Grant: $ 168,710 Organizational Overview: ’s mission is to be an active community partner and steward of aviation history, providing a dynamic visitor experience and sharing stories about the role of aviation in building our community.

Applicant: Alberta Genealogical Society Recommended Grant: $26,964 Organizational Overview: Founded in 1973, the Alberta Genealogical Society is a non-profit organization that promotes the study of genealogy and genealogical research within the province of Alberta. Their mission is to provide support and services for people researching their family history and genealogy.

Applicant: Alberta Labour History Institute Recommended Grant: $9,399 Organizational Overview: The founding mission of the Alberta Labour History Institute (ALHI) is to contribute to an historical awareness of workers’ past, the institutions that they have developed to protect their interests, and the influence they have had in promoting legislation and community developments for all Edmontonians.

Applicant: Alberta Pioneer Railway Association Recommended Grant: $19,790 Organizational Overview: The is a volunteer run, not- for-profit heritage organization that prides itself in telling the ’s railways through a hands-on and interpretive experience for families. In operation since 1968, the Alberta Pioneer Railway Association (APRA) oversees and runs the museum.

Applicant: Chinatown Library Foundation Recommended Grant: $23,720 Organizational Overview: The Edmonton Chinatown Chinese Library (ECCL) is a non-profit organization with a mandate to serve the

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Chinese community and the general public and leave a rich historical and cultural legacy for anyone interested in Chinese culture. The library is home to a collection of 20,000 items, including books, magazines, and audio/video materials for nearly 1,100 members. They are constantly striving towards the motto “Reading enriches mind; Culture enriches soul.”

Applicant: Edmonton Radial Railway Society Recommended Grant: $17,860.25 Organizational Overview: Through the efforts of volunteer members, Edmonton Radial Railway Society preserves and interprets the history and technology of street railways with particular emphasis on Edmonton’s streetcar system. The organization collects and restores significant artifacts and maintains an operating street railway in Park and the High Level Bridge line.

Applicant: Société historique francophone de l’Alberta Recommended Grant: $36,865 Organizational Overview: La Société historique francophone de l’Alberta is responsible for the protection, dissemination, and governance of Franco-Albertan history.

Project Grants

Community Project:

Applicant: Centre Communautaire d’Edmonton Project Title: Indigenous Cultural Programming - Transitions Amount Awarded: $22,950 Project Summary: The project's primary goal is to offer authentic Indigenous cultural experiences as part of the 2021 Flying Canoe Volant celebrations in hybrid (combinations of live and virtual) presentations to accommodate current health guidelines. The objective of the Indigenous programming is to provide opportunities for guests to connect with the experiences, history, shared communities and stories. Transitioning the programming from live to hybrid involves the creation of pre-recorded content, increased onsite technical support, and other associated costs.

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Applicant: Film and Video Arts Society of Alberta Project Title: Voices of Diversity Amount Awarded: $25,000 Project Summary: This project will catalogue, digitize, preserve, and exhibit 32 seminal works from the FAVA Media Arts Collection. These works reflect and illustrate the wide diversity of the organization’s filmmakers. It will feature voices of women, LGBTQ2 community members, Indigenous people, newcomers, and the working poor. The project will not only provide a new opportunity for these stories to be told, but will also encourage artists who encounter barriers of ethnicity, gender, and economics to contribute their voices to future works of media art.

Applicant: Oliver Community League Project Title: #UncoverOliver Film Project Amount Awarded: $25,000 Project Summary: The #UncoverOliver Film Project harnesses the power of cinema by producing a short documentary film that captures an Indigenous-led campaign between Oliver residents and the Oliver Community League, bringing the community together to uncover who we are in Edmonton.

Change Capital Project:

Applicant: Alberta Aviation Museum Project Title: Diversity & Inclusivity Training Amount Awarded: $15,010.28 Project Summary: The Alberta Aviation Museum will undertake a museum-wide diversity and inclusivity project for the benefit of our community members, staff, volunteers, and board of directors. Training and established policies will be the foundation for the museum to embark on more collaborations with diverse community members and groups in all areas of our museum practice and operations.

Applicant: Edmonton Chinatown Library Foundation Project Title: Library Website Redevelopment Amount Awarded: $19,695 Project Summary: The library website redevelopment project will replace the current website with a brand new one that is

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accessible to both Chinese and non-Chinese language users, provides effective and aesthetic user experiences, and raises awareness of library in the general public.

Applicant: Loyal Edmonton Regiment Museum Project Title: Special Project – Gallery Upgrades Amount Awarded: $15,000 Project Summary: The Loyal Edmonton Regiment Museum proposes an upgrade to the museum's galleries, to increase their long-term vitality and sustainability. The proposed upgrades would focus on the Griesbach and Stone Galleries, as well as the six hallways display cases outside the galleries.

Applicant: Société historique francophone de l’Alberta Project Title: Franco-Albertan Digitization Strategy Amount Awarded: $20,000 Project Summary: Building on its new graphic design, website, and podcast, la SHFA will accelerate its online presence through greater access to and dissemination of Franco-Albertan history and heritage online. This project will allow researchers greater access to information in English and French and will enable SHFA to disseminate more content without dedicated communications staff.

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