Heritage MAKING HISTORY HAPPEN

Heritage

MAKING HISTORY HAPPEN

As our region grows and changes, Heritage 4Culture helps communities recognize, preserve, and explore our shared heritage.

A woman examines a display at a museum exhibit featuring historical photos, maps, documents, and eviction notices on a blue wall. She is lifting a framed map.
Nobody Lives Here, Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience

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Grants

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    8/7Building for Equity: Project Development
    8/27Launch
    9/10Heritage Sustained Support
    ONGOpen 4Culture

  • Building for Equity: Anchoring Community

    Deadline: Nov 6, 2025

    Funds and fosters equitable development for organizations buying, building, or renovating buildings and specialized spaces that make cultural experiences possible. Project budgets that are 10 million+ are invited to apply.


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  • Building for Equity: Facilities

    Deadline: Apr 17, 2025

    Funds organizations buying, building, or renovating the buildings and specialized spaces that make cultural experiences possible. Project budgets that are 10 million and under are encouraged to apply.


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  • Building for Equity: Native Cultural Facilities

    Deadline: Nov 20, 2025

    Supports projects including land acquisition, development, renovations, and new construction that advance the preservation, expression, and vitality of Native cultures.


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  • Building for Equity: Project Development

    Deadline: Aug 7, 2025

    Funds and supports applicants building organizational capacity to meet long-term facility needs.


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  • Cultural Support Services

    Deadline: Nov 12, 2025

    Provides support for organizations that contribute to quality of life and career development for cultural workers.
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    (206) 263-8324


  • Curiosity Pass

    Deadline: Oct 21, 2025

    Addresses gaps in science and cultural education by providing public schools with improved and increased access to activities.
    More Information

    (206) 263-2655


  • Doors Open Facilities

    Deadline: Sep 4, 2024

    This grant helps organizations acquire, build, or renovate the bricks and mortar buildings that make cultural experiences possible.


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  • Emergency and Unforeseen

    Deadline: Ongoing

    Assisting organizations with unforeseen building costs and opportunities.


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  • Equipment for Organizations

    Deadline: Jul 9, 2025

    Putting essential tools in the hands of King County’s cultural organizations and agencies.


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  • Heritage Professional Development Stipend

    Deadline: Jan 1-Oct 31, 2025

    Funds to help you participate, make connections, and learn new skills for your career path in the heritage field.


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  • Heritage Projects

    Deadline: Mar 12, 2025

    Funds individuals and organizations documenting, sharing, and interpreting King County heritage.


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  • Heritage Sustained Support

    Deadline: Sep 10, 2025

    Organizations that explore the people, places, communities, and events of our region’s past are eligible to apply.


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  • Launch

    Deadline: Aug 27, 2025

    Supporting new and emerging cultural and science organizations in King County.


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  • Open 4Culture

    Deadline: Ongoing - Due 2 months before event or project

    Funding a wide array of projects produced by those who are new to 4Culture.


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  • Public Free Access

    Deadline: Feb 27, 2025

    This program helps reduce barriers to your organization’s programming.


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Heritage Programs

 

Building for Equity

Supporting cultural building projects and creating a pathway to racial equity in our facilities funding.
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Hello 4Culture

We're getting out of the office and talking face-to-face with our community. Bring your questions, concerns, ideas, and more!
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Heritage Field Services

Our funding is just the beginning—explore the different kinds of support available to King County’s diverse heritage field.
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King County Heritage Report

In 2016, we gathered information about the needs of King County heritage organizations throughout King County. See what we learned!
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