Canadian Council of Archives (CCA) Grants

National Archival Development Program (NADP) 2010 - 2011

This is the fifth year of a five year federal investment funding program for archives. Application forms, Program Guidelines and Adjudication Score Sheets are available on the Financial Assitance Program page of the Canadian Council of Archives website.

Program Summary:

• CNSA institutional membership required to apply.
• Proposed projects must connect to one of five NADP Objectives.
• Funding for arranging and describing archival materials so they can be added to ArchWay and ArchivesCanada.
• Funding for preservation management activities, in this order: first a global site assessment, then actions recommended by the assessment, then holdings condition assessment, then item-level treatment of records at risk.
• Funding for arranging and describing archival records created by or about First Nations peoples or other under-represented ethno-cultural groups (i.e. not Acadian, Gaelic, African or English).
• Funding for promoting greater awareness of the importance of archival heritage and encouraging greater use of archives (public relations events, advertising campaigns).
• You must match the funds you request with cash and/or in-kind contributions.
• Volunteer-run archives do not have to match the funds requested.
• Requires a Final Report on the results achieved, due 30 days after project completion. An Interim Report is also required if project is over $5,000.
• Application forms for 2010-2011 fiscal year are available on the CCA website
• December 9, 2009 at 4:00 pm is the deadline for applications. Electronic versions should be sent to: advisor@councilofnsarchives.ca and the signed original sent to the CNSA Office.
• Successful applicants will be notified by the CCA.
• Contact the Archives Advisor for help in devising projects or completing the application forms.

Additional Information:

• slide presentation from Spring Conference 2006 Introduction to NADP [PDF]