Snohomish County Historic Preservation Commission is soliciting proposals for its 2024 Historic Preservation Grant Program.
Donor Name: Snohomish County Historic Preservation Commission
State: Washington
County: Snohomish County (WA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/17/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Historic Preservation Commission continues to work on improving the effectiveness of the Community Heritage Grant program, intended to assist the collection, preservation and interpretation of Snohomish County’s heritage.
By providing granted funds on a competitive basis, the Historic Preservation Commission’s Historic Preservation Grant program supports projects that preserve and enhance Snohomish County history for residents, visitors and future generations. To qualify for support, projects must align with one of the four program funding categories:
- Professional Development: Support for activities that enhance the capabilities of the board, staff and volunteers of non‐profit organizations to collect preserve and interpret history in Snohomish County
- Public Programming: Support for activities that incorporate county history into educational programming for the general public.
- Capital Improvements & Equipment: Projects that help heritage organizations better serve their communities. Providing funds that assist in the design, construction, and/or restoration of heritage facilities and equipment.
- Collections Management: Support for projects that assist nonprofit organizations to effectively execute their stewardship obligations of their collections.
Funding Information
The 2024 grant program will provide a total of $75,000 in financial aid through individual grants up to $15,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Snohomish County-based nonprofit cultural organizations and government entities and agencies that provide heritage services to the public are eligible to apply.
All proposed projects must have a clear heritage focus that relates to an aspect of Snohomish County history.
Additional eligibility criteria:
- All projects must demonstrate a clearly defined public benefit.
- Priority may be given to projects that do not already receive funding from the Historic Preservation surcharge.
- Proposals must have a clearly defined product and include a strategy for objectively measuring the success of the project at its conclusion.
- Project budgets must establish how any grant, plus cash or in-kind match, will suffice for project completion.
- Operating costs (staff, utilities, rent, etc.) are not eligible for funding.
For more information, visit Snohomish County.
