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Digital Museums Canada — Community Stories

Funding for digital storytelling projects by Canadian heritage organizations
Digital Museums Canada (DMC)
Last Update: March 4, 2026
Funding available
$ 25,000
Timeline
  • Open Date : June 15, 2025
  • Closing date : December 1, 2025
Location
Canada

Overview

The Digital Museums Canada — Community Stories program offers up to $25,000 in funding to support museums and heritage, cultural, or Indigenous organizations across Canada in creating engaging digital storytelling projects using MNC's web platform. The initiative aims to strengthen digital capacity by funding the development of new online experiences that share diverse community stories, in both English and French, and supports additional translation for projects including a third language.
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Opportunity Score
Moderate potential, but conditions must align.

At a glance

Funding available

Financing goals
  • Increase performance through digital transformation
  • Increase social or community impact
  • Develop strategic partnerships
Eligible Funding
  • Maximum amount : 25,000 $
  • Minimum amount : 25,000 $
  • Up to 25% of project cost
Timeline
  • Open Date : June 15, 2025
  • Closing date : December 1, 2025

Eligible candidates

Eligible Industries
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Educational services
  • Arts, entertainment and recreation
Location
  • Canada
Legal structures
  • Non-profit
  • Public or Parapublic institution
Annual revenue
  • All revenue ranges
Organisation size
  • All organization sizes
Audience
  • Indigenous Peoples
  • Persons with Disabilities
  • Language Minorities
  • Other Racialized Persons
  • Black Canadians
  • Rural or Northern Residents
  • 2SLGBTQI+
  • Canadians
Non-profit candidates
Sector of operation
  • Culture and Arts
  • Research
  • Diversity and Inclusion
Target groups
  • General public
  • Indigenous peoples
  • People with disabilities
  • LGBTQ+ community
  • Rural / Remote communities
  • Artists / creatives
  • Nonprofits / charities
  • Minority groups
Revenue structures
  • All structures
Scope
  • Municipal
  • Provincial
  • National

Next steps

1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility

Activities funded

  • Creation of new online digital storytelling projects using the Digital Museums Canada platform.
  • Development of bilingual (French and English) web-based history experiences designed for a specific target audience.
  • Production of trilingual or multilingual digital stories (with eligibility for additional funding for a third language).
  • Projects that provide an engaging user experience based on key messages and thematic narratives.

Eligibility

Who is eligible?

  • Museums
  • Heritage organizations
  • Cultural organizations
  • Indigenous organizations (including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit heritage organizations)
  • Galleries
  • Historic sites
  • Historical societies
  • Science centres
  • Botanical gardens
  • Planetariums
  • Artist-run centres
  • Archives
  • Zoos
  • Aquariums

Who is not eligible

  • Associations of museums and professional associations.
  • Membership-based organizations.
  • Community centers and recreation centers.
  • Magazines and publishing companies.
  • Organizations that are part of the Canadian Heritage portfolio.

Eligible expenses

  • Professional translation and comparative review costs for production in French and English (and an additional third language, if applicable).
  • Actual translation costs into a third language, plus a set allowance if the project is produced in a third language.

Eligible geographic areas

  • Organizations established and active anywhere in Canada.

Additional information

  • The digital storytelling projects must be uniquely designed for online audiences and not replicate existing exhibitions or digitized catalogs.
  • Organizations previously funded by Digital Museums Canada must complete all prior funded projects before submitting a new proposal.
  • Additional funding is available for projects produced in a third language, based on actual translation costs and a fixed allowance.
  • Detailed timelines for notification, agreement signing, and project launch are set and must be respected by successful applicants.

Contacts

propositions@museesnumeriques.ca

Frequently Asked Questions about the Digital Museums Canada — Community Stories Program

Here are answers to the most common questions about the Digital Museums Canada — Community Stories. This section explains what the program is, how much funding is available, eligibility requirements, application deadlines, and other important details to help you determine if this grant is right for your business.

What is the Digital Museums Canada — Community Stories?

The Digital Museums Canada — Community Stories program offers up to $25,000 in funding to support museums and heritage, cultural, or Indigenous organizations across Canada in creating engaging digital storytelling projects using MNC's web platform. The initiative aims to strengthen digital capacity by funding the development of new online experiences that share diverse community stories, in both English and French, and supports additional translation for projects including a third language.

How much funding can be received?

Digital Museums Canada — Community Stories Funds up to 25% of admissible expenses, capped at $25,000 per project.

What is the deadline to apply?

The application deadline for this grant program was December 1, 2025.

Who is eligible for the Digital Museums Canada — Community Stories program?

To be eligible for the Digital Museums Canada — Community Stories program, you must: Be a museum, heritage, cultural, or indigenous non-profit organization, registered or equivalent. Manage a facility or offer programming to the public in Canada. Have been legally in existence for at least one year at the time of application.

What expenses are eligible under Digital Museums Canada — Community Stories?

Creation of new online digital storytelling projects using the Digital Museums Canada platform. Development of bilingual (French and English) web-based history experiences designed for a specific target audience. Production of trilingual or multilingual digital stories (with eligibility for additional funding for a third language). Projects that provide an engaging user experience based on key messages and thematic narratives.

Who can I contact for more information about the Digital Museums Canada — Community Stories?

You can contact Digital Museums Canada (DMC) by email at propositions@museesnumeriques.ca.

Where is the Digital Museums Canada — Community Stories available?

The Digital Museums Canada — Community Stories program is available across Canada.

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