Exhibition Renewal and Museum Activities Support Program

• Completed application form
• Supporting quotes for equipment or material purchases, professional or consulting fees, and fabrication contracts
• Letters of support for in-kind contributions
• Authorization from someone with signing authority, such as an extract from meeting minutes or a board resolution, specifying that the funds will be used as outlined in the application

Who is eligible?

• Registered non-profit organizations
• Organizations that meet the Archaeology and Heritage Branch’s definition of a museum
• Organizations based in New Brunswick

Who is not eligible

• Applicants with outstanding Exhibit Renewal and Museum Activities Support Program final reports for the component to which they are applying

Eligible expenses

• Salaries and benefits
• Professional and consulting fees
• Fabrication contracts
• Equipment and supplies
• Travel and transportation expenses, space and equipment rental, and administration

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Projects or parts of projects started or completed before application approval
• Projects that receive funding from other provincial government branches, departments, or agencies

Eligible geographic areas

• New Brunswick

• Project description (6), project objectives (3), originality and standards (3), and detailed workplan and work schedule (6) are scored.
• Content (6), use of the collection and artifacts (6), and proposed design plan (6) are scored.
• Impact of the project on the community and general public (3), community interest and involvement in the project (3), planned evaluation measures (6), project budget (6), letters of support and an excerpt from the minutes (3), and understanding of planning principles (3) are scored.
• The total score is 60.
• Projects scoring 50% and above will be considered for funding until program budget is expended.

• Step 1: Complete the application
  • Fill out the application form.
  • Prepare all supporting documents and required quotes.
• Step 2: Obtain authorization
  • Have the application signed by an authorized person.
• Step 3: Check eligibility
  • Use the pre-application checklist to confirm organization and project eligibility.
• Step 4: Submit by email
  • Send all documents to archaeology-heritage@gnb.ca.
• Step 5: Submit final report if funded
  • Complete and send the final report within 30 days after project completion.

• All applications will be reviewed after the October 31 deadline.
• Incomplete applications will not be considered until all other applications have been reviewed and processed, and late applications may not be accepted.
• Projects scoring 50% and above will be considered for funding until the program budget is expended.
• If funded, a final report must be completed, signed and submitted to archaeology-heritage@gnb.ca 30 days after completion.
• Projects or parts of projects started or completed before application approval will not be funded retroactively.

• Only one application is allowed per fiscal year.
• Accepted applications are published publicly with the organization name, community, and grant amount.
• Funding depends on available program resources.
• Projects started before approval are not funded retroactively.