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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024/11/05 - 2025 Annual Heritage Grant Cycle Open Cplj� NEWS RELEASE NOVEMBER 5,2024 MASON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE rRs 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—2025.Grant Cycle Open The Mason County Commissioners . and the Mason County Historic Preservation Commission are pleased to announce the opening of the.2025 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 fluid and may not be used for any purpose other than those stipulated in the statute. For the 2025 grant cycle, a total of$20,000 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://masoncouptywa.gov/historic/heritage-graiit.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 17, 2025. For questions, please contact Luke Viscusi at 360-427-9670 ext. 282 or by e-mail at HPC@,,masoncoun wa.gov. BOARD OF MASON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Z sat Ran y Neatherlin, Kevin Shutty, , Sharon Trask, Chair Commissioner Commissioner