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NOVEMBER 21,2023
MASON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
1854 411 N 5TH ST,BLDG 1, SHELTON,WA 98584
TO: KMAS, KRXY, SHELTON-MASON COUNTY JOURNAL, THE OLYMPIAN,
SHELTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,NORTH MASON CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE, CITY OF SHELTON, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COUNCIL, THE SUN
RE: Annual Mason County Heritage Grant—2024 Grant Cycle Open
The Mason County Commissioners and the Mason County Historic Preservation
Commission are pleased to announce the opening of the 2024 Heritage Grant cycle.
On behalf of the Board of County Commissioners, the Mason County Historic
Preservation Commission administers the annual Mason County Heritage Grant program
to assist projects that promote the public's access to County history. The program is
funded with a portion of document recording fees collected by the Mason County
Auditor. The allocation of these fees for projects that"promote historical preservation or
historical programs,which may include preservation of historic documents"is authorized
under RCW 36.22.170. The revenues accrue to a dedicated fund and may not be used for
any purpose other than those stipulated in the statute.
For the 2024 grant cycle, a total of$25,000 is available. Grants in amounts up to $5,000
may be awarded to qualified organizations for professional development,public
education, small capital projects, collections management, heritage investigations and
historic preservation. This is a reimbursement grant with a six-month project period.
Both the grant guidelines and the application can be found on the Mason County website:
https://masoncountvwa.gov/historic/heritage-grant•php. Proposals can be mailed or hand-
delivered to the Mason County Historic Preservation Commission at 615 W Alder St,
Shelton, WA 98584. Applications must be received by 12:OOPM on January 19, 2023.
For questions,please contact Luke Viscusi at 360-427-9670 ext. 282 or by e-mail at
HPC@MasoncoiMwa.gov.
BOARD OF MASON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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Kevin Shutty, Sharon Trask, Ran Neatherli
Commissioner Chair Commissioner