Washington: 2023 Historical Promotion Grants Program

Clark County has established the Historical Promotion Grants Program (HPG) to promote historic preservation, and historic programs and education.

Donor Name: Clark County Washington

State: Washington

County: Clark County (WA)

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 09/30/2022

Details:

The Historical Promotion Grants program is designed to increase awareness and education to better preserve, exhibit, and/or interpret local history and historic preservation.

Eligibility Criteria

Applications for HPG funds will be judged on the following criteria:

Base qualification criteria (all base criteria must be met to establish eligibility):
- Applicant is a non-profit organization or public entity, tax exempt under the regulations of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, that either (1) operates or owns a museum or similar historical institution within the boundaries of Clark County which promotes their local history, or (2) performs educative, interpretive, or similar activities within the boundaries of Clark County which promotes their local history.
- All proceeds from a HPG grant must be applied to institutions or activities located and occurring within the borders of Clark County, Washington.
- Applicant’s institution and/or activities shall have been available to the public, for its enlightenment and enjoyment, for at least two years prior to the date on the application.
- The grant may not fund administrative expenses such as salaries, benefits, travel, etc. except as may be directly linked to the execution of the project or program. The reason for this is the many projects/programs that are planned and designed do not end up being implemented. Therefore, any exception should involve the more complex program design of collaborative, multi-organizational projects.
- With rare exceptions, the grant will not be used to fund planning or design of projects or programs. The reason for this is that many projects/programs that are planned and designed do not end up being implemented. Therefore, any exception should involve the more complex program design of collaborative, multi-organizational projects.
- HPG grant applications must be for:
  - An infrastructure project that results in long-term benefit to the Clark County community; or
  - Funding of an event or activity that promotes historical education and/or tourism within the Clark County community; or
  - Funding of an event, activity, or acquisition of an artifact of particularly valuable significance to the Clark County community.
- The applicant fully complied with all requirements of previous HPG awards.

Preference criteria (in preferential order):

The project promotes historical preservation, historical programs (which may include preservation of historical documents), and appreciation of Clark County heritage, history, and culture.
HPG seeks to widely disburse grants throughout the county.
The applicant’s project or activity leverages funds from other sources, both cash and in-kind. Priority will be given to projects and activities where the HPG grant is not the sole source of revenue, and preference will be given to projects and activities where the HPG grant is not the majority source of revenue. However, this preference may be mitigated in consideration of smaller non-profit organizations which have limited capacity for leveraging other sources of funding.
The applicant preserves, owns, or utilizes tangible historical objects. If an institutional applicant, the applicant’s facility is open to the public on a regular schedule and regularly collects and maintains attendance data.
The applicant presents regularly scheduled programs and exhibits to the public that use and interprets historical objects according to accepted preservation and interpretative standards.

Additional application elements that enhance grant eligibility (in preferential order):