Through Heritage Projects, 4Culture supports the people and organizations making history relevant and provocative through exhibits, publications, oral histories, and more.
Donor Name: 4Culture
State: Washington
County: King County (WA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/11/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
4Culture’s Heritage Projects program funds the identification, documentation, exhibition, creation, and interpretation of heritage and histories in King County, Washington.
Heritage Projects might include:
- Creation of tangible and intangible resources that focus on heritage in King County, including, but not limited to, books, guides, brochures, research projects, digital projects, oral histories, visual or audio recordings, exhibit displays, and education curriculum.
- Production of special events and programs that highlight heritage in region including, but not limited to: conferences, workshops, technical assistance programs, apprenticeship or training opportunities, historic tours, field schools, skill demonstrations, and programs that facilitate collaboration between heritage groups and practitioners.
- Creation of resources and programs that explore the themes of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence as it relates to people and communities in King County.
- Opportunities for populations underrepresented in mainstream heritage organizations to work firsthand with heritage resources. including communities of color, LGBTQIA+ communities, youth, people with disabilities, and gender variant communities
Funding Information
- Your request amount is between $2,000–$15,000. Requests submitted that are outside of the range are not eligible and will not be considered for funding.
- You may apply to fund the portion of a project that begins on or after May 27, 2026 (the award date). The public benefit of your project must be completed by June 1, 2028.
Are You and Your Project Eligible?
You
- Individual applicants must be at least 18 years old and a resident of King County when you apply and through the completion of your project.
- Organizations, community groups, municipalities, Tribal governments, unincorporated or fiscally sponsored groups must be located and operate within King County.
- Organizations that receive 4Culture’s Sustained Support or Launch grants in 2026 are not eligible to apply. If your or members of your group are staff at a Sustained Support or Launch organization, let us know in your application. Search current awardees here.
- K-12 schools and school districts are not eligible.
- Individual applicants may not represent or apply on behalf of ineligible entities. If you are representing an organization or a group, you must apply as an Organization.
- Current 4Culture staff, 4Culture Board members, and Advisory Committee members may not apply as an individual.
- If you receive funding, individual applicants will need to provide us with your Social Security Number in order to receive payment. Organizations, community groups, and public agencies will need to provide us with an Employer Identification Number (sole proprietorship, LLC, S-Corp, General Partnership, nonprofit, etc.). Your EIN must be registered under the same group name as your 4Culture account. They cannot accept proprietorships under personal names or Social Security Numbers. If you have a fiscal sponsor, let us know in the application.
- Multiple applicants may not apply for the same project.
Your Project
- Your project must focus primarily on heritage and/or historical themes in King County. Heritage is defined as “the exchange of knowledge and experiences shaped by the past,” and includes local history, ethnic history, Native cultures, folklore and intangible cultural heritage, historic and archaeological resources in King County, heritage field service provider, and stewards of heritage spaces in King County. Historical themes can be about people, memories, places, communities, and events.
- Your project must be accessible and provide public benefit to King County residents and visitors.
Your project is not led or produced by an ineligible entity. - Only one application per applicant is accepted.
- If your project involves multiple disciplines—heritage, preservation, and/or arts—it may be eligible for consideration under more than one 4Culture projects funding program. You may request funding for different elements of your project through the separate funding programs, but you must disclose the other 4Culture requests and uses of the funding in your application.
Criteria
For this grant, panelists will use the criteria below to score each application:
- Project impact and public benefit: how your project meets the goals of your organization’s or personal mission and established needs in the community. How well your project helps expand or develop heritage work in King County and shows a potential to raise the visibility of heritage in King County. Your project increases public access to heritage resources and programs, including clear efforts to make them accessible to many ages, disabilities, languages, and communities. Your project provides compelling and feasible public benefit for residents and visitors of King County.
- Quality and qualifications: how well your project activities and planning align with professional standards, best practices, and values of the community served. How well the project maintains connection with the community that the heritage content originates from, especially if the project centers Native cultures or intangible cultural heritage. The qualifications of you and your project team align with the proposed project and its intended impact. Qualifications can be skill, experience, training, or knowledge-based.
- Feasibility: Your ability to complete your project including the proposed public benefits within 24 months of the award date and with a realistic timeline and thoughtful planning. This is demonstrated through the qualifications of the project team, realistic and balanced budget, and details provided in the Project Implementation section.
- Advancing equity: 4Culture’s mission focuses on racial equity and envisions a county where culture is essential and accessible to all. Your project specifically benefits communities of color and/or historically marginalized communities. The project serves or collaborates with members of these communities. This is not an eligibility requirement, but it is one of the factors the panel will consider.
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