  The Métis Cultural
Metis
Cultural Development Fund
Funding
for activities that preserve, strengthen and transmit Métis
culture and traditions is being offered through the Métis
Cultural Development Fund (MCDF). The MCDF is offered in partnership
be the Gabriel Dumont Institute and SaskCulture,
Inc., and is funded by SaskCulture through the Saskatchewan
Lotteries Trust Fund for Sport, Culture and Recreation.
An emphasis is placed on children with a focus on building cultural
leadership skills, transferring knowledge between generations, skills
development, mentorship and having fun. The MCDF will give
priority to funding programs that seek to meet these goals, contribute
to long-term cultural awareness and growth, and promote a high level
of access and participation.
Scope and Funding
The MCDF provides grants for up to $10,000 for Saskatchewan-based
activities that are local, regional or provincial in scope.
Eligibility
To be eligible for this Fund, you must be Métis. Any
non-profit Métis community group is eligible. Affiliates,
agencies and programs of the Gabriel Dumont Institute and the Metis
Nation – Saskatchewan are not eligible. Metis Locals and Regions
are eligible for this program provided the request is for community-based
cultural activity that meets the intent, objectives and criteria
of the program.
To receive the maximum grant of $10,000.00, your project’s total expense must be $12,500.00 or higher and your group would have to fund the amount over and above the $10,000.00 received from MCDF. Since projects only receive 75% of the grant money upon program approval, this means that your group also has to fund the remaining 25% of the grant, but will be reimbursed for that amount upon completion of the funding obligations. So if you did apply for the maximum of $10,000.00, and had a total expense of $12,500.00, you would receive $7,500.00 (75%) from the MCDF, raise $5,000.00 (or more) yourself, complete the project, and then receive $2,500 (remaining 25%) more from the MCDF.
For a grant of $5,000.00, your project’s total expense must be $6,250.00 or higher. You would receive $3,750.00 (75%) from MCDF, raise $2,500.00 (or more) yourself, complete the project, and then receive $1,250.00 (remaining 25%) more from the MCDF.
Eligible Activities:
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Cultural programs that do not have access to mainstream support;
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Activities that enhance, not duplicate, activities supported by
other funding sources;
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Activities that provide cultural enhancement, collaborative exchange
and transfer of knowledge;
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Purchase of equipment to support cultural development and participation
- Research,
documentation and dissemination of Métis culture
Ineligible
Activities:
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Prize money (e.g. for a dance competition, etc.);
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Capital costs (e.g. for building or renovating facilities, renovations);
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General support for festivals; or,
- Activities
that exclusively promotes religious or political viewpoints is
not eligible.
Applications
There are two application deadlines for 2004. Applications
must be received or post-marked no later than May 15, 2008
and October 15, 2008. Applications must be
mailed directly to Gabriel Dumont Institute. To receive an
application
form and guidelines for the Métis Cultural Development
Fund, please contact:
Gabriel Dumont Institute
2 – 604 22nd Street West
Saskatoon, SK
S7M 5W1
Ph: (306) 934-4941 Fax: (306) 244-0252
Attention: MCDF Secretary
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