CKHF Overview
City of Kingston Heritage Fund
CKHF Grants Overview
City of Kingston Heritage Fund
2026-2027 CKHF Breakdown
The City of Kingston Heritage Fund (CKHF) was established in 2013 and provides grants to museums, heritage projects, cultural groups, and historical societies. For 2027, there are four types of grants: Large Operating, Small Operating, Community Projects and Development Projects, through two core-funding categories: Operating and Project.
CKHF Process
2026-2027 CKHF Timeline
The City of Kingston Heritage Fund (CKHF) follows an established and predictable timeline. See below for an overview of the process from launch to closeout!
Program Objectives
City of Kingston and Cultural Heritage Sector Objectives
Municipal investment in cultural heritage organizations supports local cultural and hospitality tourism economies, helps organizations share and promote cultural heritage with the Kingston community, and supports further development of the cultural heritage sector.
City of Kingston Objectives
- (i) support tourism economy
- (ii) build the creative experiences that are the basis of an authentic tourism strategy
- (iii) align tourism marketing and attraction strategies, creating greater return-on investment and refocusing marketing strategies
- (iv) build capacity and organizational resiliency
- (v) encourage community vitality around history, identity and civic pride
- (vi) enhance Kingston’s distinctive identity, enrich the cultural life of residents and attract newcomers, audiences and visitors from around the world
- (vii) increase access and inclusivity
- (viii) embrace Kingston’s powerful historical narrative, built heritage, and natural heritage features, as unique resources that can be used to tell Kingston’s stories
- (ix) use cultural heritage to enhance the reputation of the City of Kingston as a community where history and innovation thrive
- (x) support initiatives that align with the City’s strategic objectives for promotion of heritage
Culture Heritage Sector Objectives
- (i) leverage municipal investments in museums, heritage projects, cultural groups and historical societies, to increase their profile, capacity, impact, relevance, and sustainability
- (ii) encourage the development and creation of innovative cultural heritage programming and initiatives that promote cultural vitality
- (iii) increase access to quality local cultural heritage activities
- (iv) support and promote the preservation, protection, documentation and conservation of significant Kingston artifacts and archival materials
- (v) develop the means of organizing, collecting, and interpreting Kingston’s stories, both tangible and intangible, and engaging the community at all levels of the process
- (vi) encourage collaboration with other orders of government, and the business and community sectors
- (vii) seek professional development opportunities that benefit the cultural heritage sector, in collaboration with other stakeholders
- (viii) nurture the capacity and quality of heritage in Kingston, while fostering excellence
