The 2025 Community Engagement Grant funds community projects that help residents in King County’s unincorporated Community Service Areas participate in—and be more connected to—their communities and to King County.
Donor Name: King County Department of Local Services
State: Washington
County: King County (WA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/13/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
To receive funding, applicants must demonstrate how their project is accessible to all residents, regardless of race, income, or language spoken. These funds may not be used for political purposes.
Funding Priority Goals
Alan Painter Grants will support projects that advance the King County Strategic Plan and achieve at least one of the following goals:
- Promote the engagement of unincorporated area residents in community or civic activities
- Educate local residents about issues that affect them
- Identify and gather community needs and priorities
- Carry out a community enhancement project
- Provide a safe and healthy environment in the unincorporated area during extreme weather-related events
- Meet King County’s equity and social justice goals of increasing fairness and opportunity for all people, particularly people of color and those with low incomes and/or limited English.
Funding Information
A total of $90,000 will be reimbursed for projects in 2025. Funding for projects will begin in March 2025. Amounts will be limited to less than $5,000 per project.
Some example project types
- Community enhancement projects, such as removing graffiti removal or neighborhood clean-up
- Community-led planning or training on King County government operations and programs, opportunities for involvement with King County programs, or community priorities
- Neighborhood or community signs
- Community events, such as concerts, festivals, education and/or safety events.
Who can apply?
- Locally based, community led organizations in King County’s unincorporated Community Service Areas.
- Organizations that are based in a city but serve unincorporated area residents and/or encourage collaborations and partnerships in unincorporated King County.
For more information, visit King County Department of Local Services.
