Military Memorial Conservation Grant

Up to $25,000 on a 1:1 matching funds basis (i.e. 50% Province: 50% applicant). In cases of exceptional need, the province may awarding a higher proportion of total costs; consult HRB staff for advice. Maximum funds will be awarded only in exceptional cases.

B. CONSERVATION OR RESTORATION OF ORIGINAL SITE ELEMENTS

Up to $25,000 on a 1:1 matching funds basis (i.e. 50% Province: 50% applicant). Maximum funds will be awarded only in exceptional cases.

C. INSCRIPTION UPDATES

Up to $5,000 on a 1:1 matching funds basis (i.e. 50% Province:50% applicant).

D. NEW INFRASTRUCTURE TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY TO THE

MEMORIAL

Up to $10,000 on a 1:2 matching funds basis (i.e. 33.3 % Province:66.6% applicant).

E. NEW MEMORIALS

Up to $10,000 on a 1:2 matching funds basis (i.e. 33.3% Province:66.6% applicant).

Up to half of the applicant’s contribution may be in kind; the remainder must be monetary contributions, and may come from any non-Provincial source.

Applicants are encouraged to seek support from the local municipality, and to consider applying to the Community War Memorial grant program from Veterans Affairs Canada for either conservation or new memorials.

Funding is subject to the availability of resources in any given year. If necessary, partial funding may be approved, with a recommendation that the proposed work be carried out in phases.

You may apply to do work in several phases.

1. Half of the grant amount will be paid upon receipt by HRB of the Project Funding Agreement.
2. The final payment (up to the remaining 50%) will be made upon receipt by HRB of a final report,

with photographs, and including proof of payment of approved project cost expenditures as indicated in the application. The final report form is available online or from HRB.

Eligible conservation projects include:

1. Development of a comprehensive Conservation Plan, where warranted
2. Structural repair and stabilization, including repointing masonry and repairs to statues or

plinths

1. Replication of lost elements
2. Inscription conservation, including re-lettering, re-gilding, and re-leading of inscriptions in

stone.

1. Cleaning by approved means
2. Relocation of a memorial that is demonstrably threatened and cannot remain in its current

location. (Exceptional cases only; as moving robs the memorial of its context.)

B. CONSERVATION OR RESTORATION OF ORIGINAL SITE ELEMENTS

(20% of available funds) This may include original landscaping, seating, paving, fencing, gates, lighting etc. that are integral to the existing memorial and date from the mid-20th century or earlier. Funding for site conservation will be considered only after any needed conservation work on the memorial itself is complete, or it may be undertaken at the same time.

C. INSCRIPTION UPDATES

(5% of available funds) To add newly-identified names missed at the time the memorial was erected, or to update a memorial to commemorate later conflicts. Funding for inscription updates will be considered only after any needed conservation work on the memorial itself is complete, or as part of a necessary conservation project. Additions must be sensitive to the original design and materials, and require design approval by HRB staff.

D. NEW INFRASTRUCTURE TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY

(5% of available funds) This work is eligible only once any necessary conservation work to the memorial and any original infrastructure has been completed, or if carried out as part of a conservation project.

New infrastructure must be sensitive to the design and materials of the original memorial, and requires approval by HRB staff.

E. NEW MEMORIALS

(10% of available funds) New war memorials that do not duplicate memorials already existing (e.g. they must address new themes or commemorate people not included in existing memorials).

What expenses are eligible for funding?

Costs directly associated with conservation work that complies with the Standards and Guidelines:

• Materials for repair

1. Machinery rental, or purchase if demonstrated to be cheaper than rent
2. Transportation to a conservator (for movable memorials)
3. Professional/contractor fees: architectural, engineering, conservator and/or heritage

consultant/research fees incurred in developing the project scope of work may be eligible, provided the capital work is undertaken.

1. Administrative costs directly related to the project
2. Land Transfer costs for a new site (for relocation projects)

What is eligible as in-kind/matching contributions by the applicant?

1. Value of time for research and preparation directly related to the conservation project (e.g.

completion of Description and Condition Assessment; startup meetings with conservators or contractors)

1. Value of pro bono quotes/assessments prepared by contractors etc.
2. Volunteer time spent on the conservation project, including the value of donated professional

fees

1. Value of donated materials
2. Value of borrowed equipment that would otherwise be rented (excludes equipment included in

the quotes, or already belonging to the applicant).