The City of Ellensburg is accepting applications for its 2024 Historic Preservation Grants Program.
Donor Name: City of Ellensburg
State: Washington
City: Ellensburg
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/31/2023
Details:
The Ellensburg City Council has developed a community grants program to be administered by the Landmarks and Design Commission (LDC).
The Community Grants Program was developed by City Council to support community efforts to address community needs and build the capacity of the City. Each year, the City designates 0.3% of the previous year’s sales tax revenue (April 1st to March 31st) to provide matching fund grants to community groups toward making improvements in the community. When the program was developed in 2015, it was anticipated that the funds available thru the program would average $10,000 annually. Since that time, the grant awards for historic preservation have grown to $18,908.62 for 2024. Each year, the available grant funding will vary dependent on sales tax revenue from the prior year.
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).
- 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
- Eligible Applicants: Owners of historic buildings, non-profit organizations, civic groups, neighborhood groups. Partnerships among individuals and/or groups will also be considered.
- Eligible Sites: Non-governmental properties within the City limits. Brick and mortar projects will only be awarded to properties that are currently listed as an individual landmark, or which are within the boundaries of an Ellensburg Landmarks District, or National Register District. Other sites within the City of Ellensburg may be considered if the purpose of the grant is to survey a property seeking historic designation.
For more information, visit City of Ellensburg.
