Commemorative Partnership Program: Community War Memorial
The Commemorative Partnership Program provides funding to organizations undertaking remembrance initiatives.
This funding supports the construction, restoration or expansion of a community war memorial.
Offered by Veterans Affairs Canada
Amount
Up to 50% of eligible expenditures, not exceeding a maximum of $25,000 (up to 100% of eligible expenditures, to a maximum of $50,000, for war memorial projects in Indigenous communities); small restoration projects up to $10,000 per project
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Who can apply
Eligible recipients are non-profit and for-profit organizations, in Canada or abroad, as well as Canadian provinces, territories and municipalities. Individuals and federal organizations are not eligible for funding.
Eligible projects
To be eligible, the project must commemorate the achievements and sacrifices of those who served Canada post-Confederation (1867). The project may be related to the construction, restoration or expansion of a community war memorial. It must also be of a finite duration, with clear start and end dates.
Eligible projects may be assessed against the following criteria:
- The applicant has the capacity to deliver the project.
- The project objectives are specific and realistic and clearly support the objective of the CPP.
- The project will engage youth, Veterans, Canadian Armed Forces members and/or the general public in recognizing all those who served in Canada's efforts during war, military conflict and peace.
- The project will have noticeable impact and reach.
- Where agreements for collaboration are required to ensure the successful delivery of the project, contributors have confirmed their participation.
- The proposed budget is reasonable and sufficiently detailed.
Advice from conservation experts may be considered in the review process.
About the funding
Community War Memorials – new construction or large restoration projects
Funding up to $25,000 for projects taking place between 1 April 2027 and 31 March 2028.
Community War Memorials – small restoration projects
Funding up to $10,000 per project.
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Funding may be approved in part or in entirety and is subject to the availability of resources in any given fiscal year. Funding decisions may be based on the number and quality of applications received.
The form of payment (grant or contribution) will be determined based on such elements as the amount of funding provided, the risk associated with the project, the project’s complexity and the management capacity of the applicant.
Up to 50% of eligible expenditures, not exceeding a maximum of $25,000, may be reimbursed. A minimum of 25% of the applicant’s portion of the overall project cost must be cash, while up to 25% can be contributions made in-kind.
VAC encourages and supports projects led by Indigenous communities to honour the achievements and sacrifices of Indigenous Peoples who served. For war memorial projects in Indigenous communities, recipients may be reimbursed up to 100% of eligible expenditures, not exceeding a maximum of $50,000. Please contact the CPP staff for more information.
IMPORTANT: Eligible expenditures must be directly related to the project. Only expenditures incurred from the date of receipt of an application to the end of the agreement period may be considered for reimbursement. Priority will be given to expenditures related to the structure, accessibility and safety of the site.
Examples of eligible expenditures include:
- professional fees;
- administrative expenditures (e.g. printing, photocopying, fax, mail);
- equipment and machinery rental expenditures;
- reasonable travel expenditures inherent to the success of the project;
- salaries or wages, consistent with activities undertaken;
- design or assessment fees, consistent with activities undertaken and time required;
- expenditures related to the relocation of a monument, when warranted;
- construction expenditures.
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