The City of Ellensburg is now accepting applications for its 2026 Historic Preservation Grants Program.
Donor Name: City of Ellensburg
State: Washington
City: Ellensburg
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/29/2025
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Grant Program Goals
- Foster public initiative and participation in maintaining National, State, and Ellensburg registers of historic places.
- Provide assistance for renovation and rehabilitation of historic properties within the City of Ellensburg.
- Develop programs to create incentives for historic preservation and provide outreach thru education and information programs.
- Provide assistance to avoid demolition of historic properties.
Types of Projects
Based upon an analysis of the LDC’s purposes as set forth in the Code and in the Comprehensive Plan goals, policies and programs, the grant program will focus on projects in the goal areas listed above. Specific examples of the types of projects are as follows:
- Construction projects aimed at preserving, rehabilitating, or restoring the exterior character-defining features of structures designated as historic (or located within an historic district), or aimed at maintaining the structural integrity of a historic structure.
- Restoration of historic murals located on structures listed on the Ellensburg Landmarks Register (or located within an Ellensburg Landmarks historic district).
- Rehabilitation of Ellensburg Landmarks Register Historic structures or properties within Ellensburg Landmarks Register Historic districts.
- Conduct surveys of historic properties to identify properties or districts with potential for listing on the Ellensburg Landmarks Register.
- Support installation of interpretive signs
- Move endangered register-eligible properties.
Eligible Expenses
Personnel, professional services, supplies and materials, construction costs, lodging and mileage.
Eligibility Criteria
Owners of historic buildings (eligible sites), non-profit organizations, civic groups, neighborhood groups. Partnerships among individuals and/or groups will also be considered.
For more information, visit City of Ellensburg.
