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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
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Ran y Neatherlin, Kevin Shutty, , Sharon Trask,
Chair Commissioner Commissioner