Grants available for Pierce County historic preservation projects

The Pierce County Landmarks and Historic Preservation Commission is accepting applications for the 2016 Preservation Grant Program, which assists in funding preservation efforts in Pierce County.

Grant requests can be made for historic preservation or history-related project proposals. For stabilization, restoration, or rehabilitation of Certified Local Government (CLG) register-listed buildings or structures, the maximum request is $15,000. For photographic/document preservation, historic markers, history research, and public events/programming, the maximum request is $7,500. Matching resources equaling the grant request must be provided by the applicants.

The Pierce County Landmarks and Historic Preservation Commission will accept applications until 3 p.m. on Weds., July 1, 2015. Projects must be completed between Fri., Jan. 1, 2016, through Sun., Nov. 13, 2016. Non-profit organizations, public agencies, and owners of property listed on local historic registers are eligible to apply. Applications are available online here. More information is available online here.

The Northpoint Cooperative Preschool in Northeast Tacoma was awarded a grant from Pierce County in 2012 to replace the electrical service infrastructure at the historic Dash Point School. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

To read the Tacoma Daily Index‘s complete and comprehensive coverage of Pierce County’s Historic Preservation Grant Program, click on the following links:

Grants available for Pierce County historic preservation projects (Tacoma Daily Index, Deb. 14, 2013)
Year In Review: Pierce County Historic Preservation Funding (Tacoma Daily Index, Dec. 24, 2012)
11 Tacoma, Pierce County groups awarded $54K for historic preservation projects (Tacoma Daily Index, Oct. 30, 2012)
11 Tacoma, Pierce County groups could receive $54K for historic preservation projects (Tacoma Daily Index, Oct. 15, 2012)
Pierce County historic preservation grant applications now available (Tacoma Daily Index, April 6, 2012)
New life for 1885 Pierce County homestead cabin (Tacoma Daily Index, Nov. 12, 2009)

The Broadway Center for the Performing Arts in Tacoma was awarded a grant from Pierce County in 2012 to complete elevator safety and access improvements at the historic Pantages Theater downtown. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

The Pioneer Farm Museum in Eatonville was awarded a grant from Pierce County in 2009 to preserve a log cabin that was built in 1885. (FILE PHOTO COURTESY BOB PETERS)