LAC launches new funding program to support local documentary heritage

[Marlis Schweitzer]

Dear CanDrama,

I thought this announcement might be of some interest to list members.

Best,
Marlis


  Library and Archives Canada announces new $7.5 million funding program
  for local documentary heritage communities

June 12, 2015 – Regina, Saskatchewan – Library and Archives Canada

Dr. Guy Berthiaume, the Librarian and Archivist of Canada, today 
announced a new program that will provide $7.5 million in contributions 
over the next five years to support local documentary heritage 
communities from coast to coast to coast. Dr. Berthiaume unveiled 
Library and Archives Canada’s (LAC) new Documentary Heritage Communities 
Program (DHCP) during an address to the annual conference of the 
Association of Canadian Archivists in Regina.

Through the DHCP, LAC will contribute funds to eligible and successful 
applicants across Canada, for a variety of projects that will allow 
citizens to access and engage with their country’s history like never 
before. LAC is strengthening its commitment to supporting the 
development of local library and archival communities, and helping 
ensure the stability and sustainability of locally held documentary 
heritage.


http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?mthd=tp&crtr.page=1&nid=987209&crtr.tp1D=1





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