Cost Sharing
Available cost sharing:
The Municipal Heritage Partnership Program will contribute, on 50/50 cost-shared basis, to municipal heritage planning projects (see chart below). Designations and mandatory documentation of historic places are funded on a case-by-case basis. Please contact Matthew Francis to discuss funding for designation and mandatory documentation of historic places.
Cost-sharing opportunities through MHPP are only available to municipal governments.
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County / MD |
City |
Town |
Village |
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Survey |
$30,000 |
$30,000 |
$20,000 |
$10,000 |
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Inventory |
$30,000 |
$30,000 |
$20,000 |
$10,000 |
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Management Plan |
$20,000 |
$20,000 |
$15,000 |
$7,500 |
In kind contributions - eligible and ineligible costs
Funds available to municipalities from MHPP must be met by equal contributions from the local government. Although the cost-sharing formula is based on a 50/50 split, there are ways for municipalities to lessen their financial commitment to the program. In-kind contributions can be used in lieu of cash up to a maximum of 25% of the total project cost. Below is a simple equation reflecting this.
Municipal Cash Contribution $1,000
Municipal In-kind Contribution +$1,000
Provincial Cash Contribution +$2,000
Total Project Cost =$4,000
What is considered an eligible in-kind contribution?
The most common type of in kind contribution is volunteer time. Other types of in kind contributions include:
- Basic volunteer time @ $10/hr
- Skilled volunteer time @ $25/hr
- Donated professional services @ fair market value
- Office space
- Use of existing telephone/fax/computer/internet facilities
- Donated materials and supplies
Does staff time count as an in-kind contribution?
Staff time can be used as an in-kind contribution, but because staff hours are a real out-of-pocket expense for municipalities they will be accepted as cash contributions to the funding formula. All staff time must be contributed at a real auditable hourly or daily rate.
Associated cost sharing programs - Conservation:
Economic research shows that heritage conservation can actually make a historic place more valuable in terms of property value and taxes, cultural impact and community pride. Provincial and national incentive programs can also help offset some of the cost of conservation. The conservation of historic places can help in the revitalization of commercial and residential neighbourhoods and restore economic activity, livability and attractiveness within the community.
The Alberta Historical Resources Foundation provides matching funds for the conservation of historic places. Municipal Historic Resources on the Alberta Register are eligible to apply for up to $25,000 in cost-shared funding every five years. Funding is provided for preservation and restoration of the character-defining elements of an historic place, so as to retain, restore or enhance its heritage value.
The Alberta Historical Resources Foundation also provides funding on a cost-sharing basis, for architectural and engineering services and studies, historic structures reports or concept plans associated with the preservation or restoration of a historic place. Funding, however, is not provided for the purchase of a historic place, moving a structure from its historic location, or the reconstruction of a historic place. For more information please visit www.culture.alberta.ca/ahrf.