Grant Eligibility

Questions? E-mail Gretchen Kaehler at Gretchen.Kaehler@co.snohomish.wa.us

View further guidelines for the event here.

 Snohomish  County-based  nonprofit  cultural  organizations  and  public  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: 

The Community Heritage Grant has gone to help digitize many newspapers around the county. This includes The Monore Monitor, The Granite Falls Record and the Granite Falls Press, The Marysville Globe, The Arlington Times, and the Enterprise Newspaper.

The Community Heritage Grant has gone to help digitize many newspapers around the county. This includes The Monore Monitor, The Granite Falls Record and the Granite Falls Press, The Marysville Globe, The Arlington Times, and the Enterprise Newspaper.

  • 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.

 

While  not  a  requirement,  it  will  be  considered  favorably  when  sponsors  recognize  the economic  development potential of local history and include active coordination with the county’s tourism industry  in their project work plans.

GRANT SUBMITTAL RULES

  • You must complete all section of the application, or your proposal will not be considered for funding.

  • We consider the definition of an historic “asset” to include artifacts, sites, structures, buildings, or sets of information whose preservation will benefit the historical insight, interpretation, or education of our citizens and/or county visitors.

  • An organization may submit a maximum of two “small grant” proposals and one “large grant” proposal.

  • Any organization submitting more than one proposal should prioritize their own choice(s), to help guide our final recommendation.

  • While no financial or in-kind “match” is required, any commitment to a “match” will improve the competitiveness of that grant proposal.