Communities awarded $200,000 in grants

Communities awarded $200,000 in local record preservation grants

OLYMPIA... Thirty-seven local governments throughout Washington are receiving a total of nearly $200,000 through the Local Records Grant Program, which helps local governments meet their responsibilities for preserving and improving access to public records.

The program is run in cooperation with the state Archives Oversight Committee.

Secretary of State Sam Reed announced the grants to the 37 awardees to digitize and microfilm their archival records. These awards were selected from a list of 86 applications requesting a total of an estimated $524,000.

"The grants going to these nearly 40 deserving local entities will help preserve archival records for future generations, and we’re very pleased to help support these fine projects," said Deputy Archivist Terry Badger.

Grant recipients include Algona, Arlington, Carbonado, Cashmere, Chelan, Chewelah, Clark County Fire & Rescue, Clyde Hill, Colville, Connell, DuPont, Duvall, Everson, Garfield, Granite Falls, Island County Fire District #1, Kahlotus, King County Boundary Review Board, Leavenworth, Mesa, Monroe, Mukilteo, Othello, Roslyn, Sedro-Woolley, Skykomish, Snohomish Health District, Snohomish School District #201, Snohomish, Spokane County Fire District #13, Vancouver Public Schools, White Salmon, Wilbur, Wilkeson, Yakima and Yarrow Point. To see the entire list of recipients and the amounts awarded, click on http://www.sos.wa.gov/_assets/archives/_news/2009-2011%20AWARDS.pdf.

For more information about the Local Records Grant Program, click on http://www.sos.wa.gov/archives/lrgp2009-11.aspx.