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Digital Museums Canada — Community Stories
Digital storytelling funding for Canadian heritage organizations
Last Update: March 4, 2026
Funding available
$ 25,000
Timeline
- Open Date : June 15, 2025
- Closing date : December 1, 2025
Location
Canada
Overview
Digital Museums Canada’s Community Stories stream provides $25,000 to help museums and heritage, cultural, or Indigenous organizations create digital storytelling projects. Projects must be developed using MNC’s website-building platform and delivered in English and French, with additional support available for 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 a new digital storytelling website
- Development of a bilingual online story experience
- Development of a trilingual online story experience
Documents Needed
- Organization mandate
- Proof of legal status
- Project timeline
- Budget
- Letter of support
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Museums
- Heritage organizations
- Cultural organizations
- Indigenous organizations
- Galleries
- Archives
Who is not eligible
- Museums associations
- Professional associations
- Membership organizations
- Community centres
- Recreation centres
- Publishing organizations
Eligible expenses
- Translation and comparative review in English and French
- Third-language translation costs, plus the related allowance
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Existing onsite or online exhibitions or products
- Institutional or corporate websites
- Digitization-only projects
- Commercial or fundraising projects
- Political, ideological, or religious projects
Eligible geographic areas
- Canada
Processing and Agreement
- Applications are reviewed after the call closes
- An independent advisory committee recommends projects for funding
- Applicants receive an award or regret letter
- Successful applicants sign a legally binding agreement
- Feedback calls may be available to unsuccessful applicants on request
Additional information
- The project must be a unique online product, not a copy of an existing exhibition or digitized catalogue.
- Organizations previously funded by Digital Museums Canada must finish any existing funded project before submitting a new proposal.
- Projects featuring a third language may receive additional funding for translation.
Contacts
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?
Digital Museums Canada’s Community Stories stream provides $25,000 to help museums and heritage, cultural, or Indigenous organizations create digital storytelling projects. Projects must be developed using MNC’s website-building platform and delivered in English and French, with additional support available for 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:
Canadian museum or heritage organization
Public site or programming
Legally established for 1+ year
What expenses are eligible under Digital Museums Canada — Community Stories?
Creation of a new digital storytelling website
Development of a bilingual online story experience
Development of a trilingual online story experience
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.