HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025/11/25 - 2026 Heritage Grant Cycle OpenNEWS RELEASE
NOVEMBER 25, 2025
MASON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
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 — 2026 Grant Cycle Open
The Mason County Commissioners and the Mason County Historic Preservation
Commission are pleased to announce the opening of the 2026 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 2026 grant cycle, a total of $16,000 is available. Grants in amounts up to $4,000
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://masoncountywa.gov/government/advisory boards/historic preservation/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 12:00PM on January 16, 2026. For questions, please contact Luke Viscusi at
360-427-9670 ext. 282 or by e-mail at HPC cAmasoncountywa.gov.
BOARD OF MASON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
JSharon Trask,
Chair
Pat Tarzwell,
Vice -Chair
Ra dy Neatherlin,
Commissioner