Emergency and Unforeseen grants meet a wide variety of unexpected facility needs for cultural organizations, and our funds are only available for actual costs incurred to repair or renovate cultural spaces. This grant starts with a conversation with 4Culture staff, who will help determine whether your project meets eligibility requirements. We’ll keep in touch as you prepare your application. The kinds of documents you’ll submit will depend on the nature of your facility project.

Criteria

We carefully evaluate all grant applications. We want to see that you have a good plan behind your project, and that it will result in tangible benefits for the public.

Public Benefit: Why It Matters

4Culture is a public agency supporting the cultural sector through revenue from Lodging Tax, 1% for Art, and Doors Open funding sources. Core to our work and defined in our Charter is a requirement that everything we fund serves the public interest, enriching communities throughout King County.

We define Public Benefit as the opportunity for King County residents and visitors to access and engage in arts, science and technology, and other cultural activities, events, communities of practice, historic and cultural spaces, and works of public art related to our program areas. It is a service requirement for all recipients of funding from 4Culture. Public benefit makes it easier to experience culture! Read about public benefit more in depth here.

Eligible applicants may include King County-based nonprofit arts, cultural, heritage, historic preservation, and science and technology organizations, public agencies other than K-12 schools or school districts, and stewards of locally designated landmark properties.

All applicants must:

• Control the site through ownership, a long-term lease (at least 10 years or five years with an option to renew, or a partnership agreement.
• Be able, if funded, to provide a W-9 form, sign a contract that limits 4Culture’s liability, and provide proof of liability insurance that names 4Culture as Additional Insured.

Applicants on behalf of cultural or science and technology facilities must:

• Be based in and conduct a majority (51% or more) of your mission-based, public-facing activities in King county.
• Be a federally recognized nonprofit organization, have fiscal sponsorship by a 501c3 organization, or be a public agency (however, public agencies may not apply for Science and Technology Emergency and Unforeseen funding).
• NOT be a K-12 school or school district.
• Have a track record of providing arts, cultural, or science and technology experiences or services.
• Have a board of directors, show a minimum two-year operating history, and can sustain operations after the completion of this project.

Applicants on behalf of designated landmarks must:

• Comply with local historic preservation regulations, including securing approval for any proposed changes to the property

Contact

Arts
Bret Fetzer

206-263-1599

Heritage
Natasha Varner

206-848-0008

Preservation
Dana Phelan

206-263-1604

Science and Technology
Bart J. Cannon, PhD

206-263-1584

Translation and Assistance

The guidelines, a detailed explanation of how to apply, and the application are in English. If this is a barrier that stops you from understanding the grant or applying due to limited English writing ability, visual impairment, or you would like to request assistance to create an application, please contact or call (206) 296-7580 or TTY 711, and we will make sure you get the support you need.
 
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Your application will be reviewed by 4Culture staff and the appropriate Advisory Committee. 4Culture’s Arts, Heritage, Historic Preservation, and Science and Technology committees are made up of professionals and community representatives from all over King County who know the local community and cultural and science and technology sectors.

You will meet with the appropriate committee for a brief conversation about your project. Each committee member receives your application in advance for review.

Requirements and Appeals

Learn about what will be required if you are awarded a grant, and about the process for appeal of a 4Culture decision.

In addition to a project description and budget, you must contact 4Culture staff in advance to discuss what additional information—board list, financial statements, repair estimates, purchase agreements, or other documents—should be submitted with your proposal.

4Culture staff will send you an application link after you’ve discussed your project with them. Once you have started your application, you can save after each step and sign out—you’ll be able to work on it up to the deadline agreed upon by you and the 4Culture Program Manager. Once you hit “Submit,” your application is final. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions during the process.