Preservation Grant Programs in the 2023-2025 State Budget

Preservation Grant Programs in the 2023-2025 State Budget

Preservation Grant Programs in the 2023-2025 State Budget

Preservation Grant Programs in the 2023-2025 State Budget

Preservation Grant Programs in the 2023-2025 State Budget

Raise your voice in support of Washington's historic places

Washington’s historic places are crucial to our civic, social, and economic systems. Previously, state funding has provided support to our communities through historic preservation—funding needed especially now as our communities continue to recover from the pandemic and chart a course for the future.

Governor Inslee’s proposed 2023-25 capital budget includes funding to continue four key grant programs that have become hallmarks of the Washington State Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation (DAHP): the Heritage Barn InitiativeHistoric County Courthouse Grant Program, Historic Cemetery Grant Program, and Historic Theater Grant Program. Together, these grants have created hundreds of local jobs and spurred millions in private investment.

The Washington Trust is in strong support of the Governor’s capital budget proposal to help save our state’s historic places. We support the following requests for capital grant programs as part of the 2023-2025 state budget:


To really make these proposals heard, we need your help. Contact your representatives to remind them of the power of preservation and encourage them to include these grant programs in the next budget.


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