To be eligible for a Community Museum Grant, an institution must:
- Have a clearly defined Statement of Purpose (see section 7.1 of the guidelines)
- Have been open to the public the previous year for a minimum number of days and a specified number of hours; (see section 4.0 of the guidelines)
- Have a governing authority (board, council, committee) solely responsible for its management and with clear reporting lines to the public
- Be a nonprofit corporation or be a public institution operated by a municipality, historical society, library, university, or Indian Band
- Hold clear ownership of a majority of items in its collection
- Have a definable site with space designated for museum purposes
- Maintain separate financial records related to the operation of the museum
- Not receive operating grants directly or indirectly under other grant programs of the Manitoba Government
- Show a reasonable level of attendance for the area and size of museum
- Agree to permit and co-operate in an annual evaluation of the museum if required by the Minister of Sport, Culture and Heritage
To receive a Level I grant, an institution shall be open to the public a minimum of 30 days per year, totaling no less than 120 hours.
To receive a Level II grant, an institution shall:
- Be open to the public a minimum of 60 days per year totaling no less than 240 hours -have a written Collections Policy
- Have a Registration (Cataloguing) Procedure
- Have a written Deaccessions Policy
- Have a written Basic Conservation Policy
- Include with application, or have on file with the Department, a Statement of Purpose
For the purposes of the Community Museum Grants Program (CMGP), a “museum” is a nonprofit, permanent establishment that is administered by a representative board in the public interest for the purpose of conserving, preserving, studying, interpreting, assembling and exhibiting to the public, for the instruction and enjoyment of the public, objects and specimens of educational and cultural value including artistic, scientific, historical and technological material.
For both Level 1 and Level 2 grant applicants, grants calculated at less than $100 will not be processed
