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Tacoma unveils $50K Heritage Project Grant Program
Posted online Weds., Jan. 6 Article and File Photo By Todd Matthews, Editor The City of Tacoma officially announced this month the introduction of a heritage grant program that aims to help non-profit organizations and public agencies working on projects related to local history and historic preservation. The Tacoma Daily Index first reported in November that City staff were working on a program and planned to roll it out early this year (see "Tacoma to introduce $50K historic preservation grant program," Tacoma Daily Index, Nov. 18, 2015). According to a press release issued on Weds., Jan. 6, the new Heritage Project Grant Program invites non-profits, organized groups, public agencies, and educational institutions to apply for grants that can be used for a number of focuses including exhibitions, workshops, events or educational activities, and documentation of an artifact or historical site. Activities receiving heritage funding may be one-time events or a small number of events that are closely related, or may also be an ongoing program or neighborhood public history project. Tacoma City Council set aside $50,000 from its contingency fund in June. According to the City of Tacoma's Web site, criteria for awarding grants include historic importance or significance of the subject matter (10 points); level of community impact (10 points); general quality of the proposal (5 points); organizational commitment to history and heritage (5 points); and demonstrated ability to execute and complete the project (5 points). The City of Tacoma notes the following funding details: — Applicants can apply for anywhere between $1,000 and $20,000 for their project. Actual amounts will be based upon the availability of funds and review of each application as measured against the evaluation criteria detailed in these guidelines; — Applicants must employ a variety of revenue sources to fund their project; — Applicant must match Heritage Projects funding at least 1:1 with other sources of cash or in-kind
support. Taxing authorities, schools, and school-based auxiliary organizations must match Heritage Projects funding at least 1:1 with other sources of cash; — A broad funding base indicates both community support for, and the financial stability of, the project and organization; — Money will be reimbursed to the applicant following the execution of a contract for services to the City and the completion of the funded project per the contract terms. Recipients (contractors) must be prepared to cover the costs of the program until that time. "Raising public awareness of our history is a priority for the City of Tacoma," said City of Tacoma Historic Preservation Officer Reuben McKnight. "By providing programmatic support to heritage organizations, we hope to offer more opportunities for everyone to engage with history." A grant information session will be held on Weds., Jan. 20, between 12 p.m. and 1:30 p.m., at the Tacoma Municipal Building North, located at 728 St Helens St. (Room 16), in downtown Tacoma. All potential applicants are encouraged to attend. The application deadline expires on Mon., Feb. 29.
More information is available online at cityoftacoma. org/HeritageGrant. Heritage organizations in Tacoma and Pierce County have benefited from similar programs. The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation's annual Valerie Sivinski Washington Preserves Fund program has awarded more than $100,000 to more than 100 heritage projects since the program was introduced in 1997 (see "Washington Trust to announce historic preservation grant recipients Dec. 8," Tacoma Daily Index, Nov. 3, 2015). Nearly two-dozen organizations in Tacoma and Pierce County have been awarded nearly $24,000. Pierce County's Landmarks and Historic Preservation Commission awards grants using funds provided by a Washington State law enacted a decade ago that directs one dollar of a five-dollar filing fee toward historic preservation and historical programming. Pierce County Council is expected to vote this month to award just over $100,000 to more than a dozen local heritage organizations (see "14 Pierce County groups could share $100K for historic preservation projects," Tacoma Daily Index, Oct. 27, 2015).
Groundbreaking ceremony planned for UW Tacoma Paper and Stationery Building renovation Posted online Mon., Jan. 11 University of Washington Tacoma officials will host a groundbreaking ceremony in February to mark the start of a renovation of the former Tacoma Paper and Stationery Building (pictured). The building, which is located in the 1700 block of Jefferson Avenue, is the last historic warehouse to be renovated on the University
of Washington Tacoma campus. The four-story, 40,000-square-foot building dates back to 1904 and was once home to Tacoma Biscuit & Candy
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Co., Union Pacific Railroad, the wholesale paper company Blake, Moffitt & Towne, and the Old Spaghetti Factory. The groundbreaking ceremony will be held on Fri., Feb. 19, between 4 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., on the University of Washington Tacoma campus. More information is available online at tacomadailyindex.com.