// grants.jsx — Part 2: Grant Programs
const HCIP_STREAMS = [
{ name: "Operational", awarded: 417564.95, apps: 23, funded: 12, success: 52, color: "#3D6184" },
{ name: "Heritage Project", awarded: 210450, apps: 74, funded: 11, success: 15, color: "#5c462b" },
{ name: "Research & Development", awarded: 56922, apps: 25, funded: 6, success: 24, color: "#517fa3" },
{ name: "Career Development", awarded: 32409.68, apps: 21, funded: 11, success: 52, color: "#a84d2e" },
{ name: "Community Archives", awarded: 7000, apps: 3, funded: 2, success: 67, color: "#c6d6e3" },
];
const HERITAGE_PROJECTS = [
{ org: "Edmonton Forest School Society", project: "A Guide to Forest School in Edmonton's River Valley", award: 20000,
note: "Creating a comprehensive guide to forest school practices in the River Valley, making land-based learning accessible to educators and families." },
{ org: "Catherine C. Cole", project: "Imagining Mill Woods", award: 20000,
note: "Documenting the history of Mill Woods through archival research and oral history — a community heritage record of this significant post-war neighbourhood." },
{ org: "Société historique francophone de l'Alberta", project: "Flying Canoë Volant: Memory in Motion", award: 20000,
note: "Supporting the beloved winter festival that brings together Métis, Indigenous, and Francophone storytelling traditions through illuminated trails, music, and shared cultural memory." },
{ org: "Silver Skate Festival Society", project: "mâmawâyâwin", award: 20000,
note: "Activating Indigenous-led programming and ceremony at one of Edmonton's longest-running winter festivals — centring Treaty 6 traditions and intergenerational gathering." },
{ org: "La Société généalogique du Nord-Ouest", project: "REMEMBER — Registry of Early Métis and Francophone Obituaries", award: 20000,
note: "Building a searchable registry of early Métis and Francophone obituaries — a critical genealogical resource for descendants tracing family stories across the prairies." },
{ org: "Kayanou", project: "Griot App: Phase 2 — Community Launch & School Integration", award: 20000,
note: "Expanding the Griot App to connect African diaspora communities with their heritage through school integration and community launch activities." },
{ org: "Nicole Schutz & Tenielle Bennett", project: "Michif Language and Music Preservation: Unearthing Métis Voices", award: 20000,
note: "Working with Métis Elders to record and preserve traditional Michif songs — including lullabies and ceremonial music — in both Michif and digital formats." },
{ org: "Canada Palestine Cultural Association", project: "Palestine 101: Educational Resources for Schools", award: 20000,
note: "Developing K–12 educational resources on Palestinian culture and heritage, supporting respectful, informed engagement in schools." },
{ org: "New Grocery Movement", project: "Cooking4Community: Cooking As Resilience", award: 20000,
note: "Establishing community cooking programs that celebrate diverse food traditions and build belonging through intergenerational food story exchange." },
{ org: "Robert Tyndale", project: "Out of Many One Community", award: 20000,
note: "Collecting oral histories from Edmonton's diverse communities, with a focus on Jamaican and Caribbean contributions to the city." },
{ org: "Alberta Aviation Museum", project: "Hangar 14 Lego Model", award: 10450,
note: "Building a detailed Lego model of the historic Hangar 14 — engaging youth and visitors with Edmonton's aviation heritage through hands-on, family-friendly storytelling." },
];
// Career Development — sorted by award descending
const CAREER_DEV = [
{ name: "Catherine C. Cole", dest: "Building the Museum for the Future + Study Tour — Taiwan", award: 4000,
note: "Participated in a symposium and Indigenous study tour, bringing back international perspectives on ethical heritage practice." },
{ name: "Zachary Polis", dest: "Banff World Media Festival", award: 4000,
note: "Promoted his Geriactors documentary, bringing an Edmonton heritage story to a national and international audience." },
{ name: "Skye Haggerty", dest: "Art Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference — Perth", award: 4000,
note: "Visited heritage institutions and built international networks in object-centred practice." },
{ name: "Cherelle George", dest: "Caribbean Folk Dance Training — Trinidad and Tobago", award: 4000,
note: "Received one-on-one Pique dance training to teach with greater authenticity in Edmonton schools and community programs." },
{ name: "Xiru Wang", dest: "Advanced Training in Chinese Narrative Storytelling — China", award: 3600,
note: "Completed eight months of virtual Meihua Dagu (Plum Blossom Drum-Song) training — an art form unavailable for advanced study in Canada." },
{ name: "Althea Shelley Morrison", dest: "National Trust Conference 2025 — Halifax", award: 3312.52,
note: "Joined the newly formed Black Heritage Caucus to centre Black heritage in national conversations." },
{ name: "Jessica Sanderson-Barry", dest: "Great Northern Arts Festival — Inuvik", award: 3060,
note: "Advanced her Cree artistic practice through beading workshops at the festival." },
{ name: "Rochelle Ignacio", dest: "Plants and Planting for the Future IV — Barbados", award: 2356.72,
note: "Presented at a biocultural symposium on food as a site of cultural reclamation and community resilience through Feed the Soul YEG." },
{ name: "Mireille Isidore", dest: "Je me souviendrai: mémoire, patrimoine et commémoration — Ottawa", award: 1560.35,
note: "Presented research on the heritage of Alberta's Francophone Caribbean and Afro-descendant communities." },
{ name: "Shawn Tse", dest: "National Chinatown Forum — Toronto", award: 1342.86,
note: "Served on the advisory committee, commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Chinese Head Tax Redress." },
{ name: "Denis Perreaux", dest: "National Panel on Vitality of Memory — Ottawa", award: 1177.23,
note: "Invited panelist on a national discussion of mémoire vitalité in minority Francophone contexts." },
];
// R&D — sorted descending
const RND_PROJECTS = [
{ a: "Chinatown Transformation Collaborative", b: "Edmonton Dragon Food Tours", c: "$10,000",
note: "Developing heritage-focused food tours that connect culinary experiences with Edmonton Chinatown's cultural history." },
{ a: "NiGiNan Housing Ventures", b: "From Teachings to Telling: Indigenous Storytelling Facilitators", c: "$10,000",
note: "Building a training program for Indigenous storytelling facilitators, embedding oral traditions into community care practices at NiGiNan housing sites." },
{ a: "Sue Mah", b: "In the Kitchen with Aunties", c: "$10,000",
note: "Documenting culinary heritage and recipes carried by Chinese-Canadian aunties — preserving food memory as a living archive of family and community history." },
{ a: "Taghreed Saadeh", b: "Arabs: Old Stock Canadians", c: "$10,000",
note: "Developing a docuseries exploring over a century of Arab community history in Edmonton — a community whose deep roots have often gone unrecognized." },
{ a: "Russell Cobb", b: "Crude Territory: Oil, Treaties, and Modern Edmonton", c: "$8,922",
note: "Researching a podcast series on the relationship between oil development, Treaty rights, and Edmonton's urban growth." },
{ a: "Afro-Caribbean Indigenous Foodbank", b: "Echoes of Arrival: Mapping Afro-Caribbean Migration", c: "$8,000",
note: "Mapping Afro-Caribbean migration stories in Edmonton through community gatherings and food, building a foundation for future heritage programming." },
];
const OPERATIONAL = [
{ org: "Alberta Aviation Museum", award: 178429 },
{ org: "Société historique francophone de l'Alberta", award: 56638 },
{ org: "Northern Alberta Pioneers & Descendants", award: 30000 },
{ org: "Alberta Railway Museum", award: 29971 },
{ org: "Alberta Genealogical Society", award: 28000 },
{ org: "Edmonton Radial Railway Society", award: 26105 },
{ org: "Edmonton Chinese Library Foundation", award: 19374 },
{ org: "La Société généalogique du Nord-Ouest", award: 16358 },
{ org: "Jewish Archives and Historical Society", award: 13340 },
{ org: "Alberta Labour History Institute", award: 10907 },
{ org: "Mah Society of North America", award: 5750 },
{ org: "Kayanou/Kiskeya Institute", award: 2693 },
];
function Grants() {
const [stream, setStream] = React.useState("Heritage Project");
const totalApps = HCIP_STREAMS.reduce((s, x) => s + x.apps, 0);
const totalFunded = HCIP_STREAMS.reduce((s, x) => s + x.funded, 0);
const totalAwarded = HCIP_STREAMS.reduce((s, x) => s + x.awarded, 0);
const maxAwarded = Math.max(...HCIP_STREAMS.map(s => s.awarded));
const fmt = n => "$" + n.toLocaleString("en-US", {maximumFractionDigits: 0});
return (
HCIP distributed $724,346.63 to 42 projects across five streams. Heritage Project applications doubled.
Click a stream below to explore the recipients →
Where the money went, and why it mattered.
Heritage Community Investment Program
{blurb}