The Highline Historical Society has received a $3,000 grant from 4Culture for the purpose of housing threatened documents, photographs, negatives and films in the Society’s collections.
The Society owns more than 100,000 items that are subject to this grant.
“Media such as negatives need to be kept in acid free containers, sleeves and folders to prevent deterioration,” said Nancy Salguero McKay, the Society Curator of Collections. “At the present time many of our negatives and photographs are not being correctly stored because of the cost of buying these materials. This grant from 4Culture will be extremely helpful in providing materials to appropriately preserve our communities’ archival treasures.”
Highline Historical Society is a 16-year old non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the history and telling the stories of Highline (we’re members – you should consider joining/supporting them – click here to join!).
Collections are in storage pending the construction of the Highline Heritage Museum in Burien (read our previous coverage here). For more information visit the Society’s web site at http://www.highlinehistory.org.
Des Moines is one of four South King County communities to be awarded a $50,000 grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology meant to help them comply with federal regulations regarding toxic runoff from streets and other surfaces.
The grant money will be applied toward anything from equipment purchases and storm drain cleaning to public education and outreach.
Recipient cities include:
- Des Moines
- Kent
- Normandy Park
- SeaTac
Rep. Dave Upthegrove (D – Des Moines), who chairs the state House Ecology and Parks Committee, says the timing of the awards couldn’t be better.
Rep. Dave Upthegrove
“Toxic runoff is one of the major causes of pollution to Puget Sound,” Upthegrove said. “Research clearly shows it is a threat both to drinking water and marine life. These grants will help communities that are already operating on lean budgets still meet federal requirements to address this very serious environmental health issue.”
About 14 million pounds of toxic pollutants – including petroleum, pesticides, and heavy metals – enter Puget Sound each year. This constant influx of hazardous substances kills fish, closes beaches to swimming, and threatens drinking water supplies. It imperils the region’s economy, not only because of the state’s reliance on water resources, but because cash-strapped municipalities lack sufficient funding to pay for cleanup efforts.
All four cities plan to use part of the grant money for detection of pollutants within their stormwater systems. By pinpointing the source sites where pollutants enter these systems, they can take the necessary steps to address the problem. Public education efforts will also be undertaken, to help teach people how they can help prevent toxic runoff from their homes and businesses.
“The clock is ticking for us to save Puget Sound, and how cities deal with toxic runoff is going to determine whether or not we’ll be successful,” Upthegrove said. “This extra boost in state funds will help these communities move forward with pollution prevention efforts.”
The Highline School District has been awarded $200,000 towards a five-year $1 million grant to expand and establish community schools programs at Des Moines’ own Pacific Middle School, as well as at Chinook (SeaTac), Cascade (White Center) and Sylvester (Burien) middle schools.
The grant is funded by The Seattle Foundation and the Raikes Foundation.
According to a press release:
Highline partners with the non-profit Community Schools Collaboration to provide academic and enrichment programs to students after school, as well as other support services to student and their families. The partnership will use the grant funds to create a support system that will help students achieve their maximum potential in school, work and life, including programs that ease the elementary school-to-middle school and middle school-to-high school transitions.
“This initiative helps schools connect to nonprofits and other neighborhood resources in ways that really make a difference for middle-schoolers in our community,” said Michael Brown, vice president of community leadership at The Seattle Foundation.
“We are grateful for the Seattle Foundation’s investment in Highline and the prospect of a long-term partnership,” said John Welch, superintendent of Highline Public Schools. “Thanks to the Foundation’s funding, many of our students will benefit from academic support and enrichment programs that will effectively extend their school day and their opportunities for learning.”
The Seattle Foundation is the oldest and largest community foundation in the region. It’s mission is create a healthy community through engaged philanthropy, community knowledge and leadership.
The Raikes Foundation is a private family foundation focused on support for young adolescents so that they can grow up to be healthy, contributing members of society.
More information on the Highline School District available at their website.
The City of Des Moines has been awarded a $133,000 grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology for its Shoreline Master Program.
This grant is part of a $6.3 million award to 70 Puget Sound communities, and is meant to modernize local shoreline regulations.
The neighboring city of Burien was awarded $117,600.
“From the San Juans to the Sound’s southern tip, 120 of the 130 local governments in the Puget Sound region are still using largely the same shoreline master programs they adopted in the 1970s,” said Ecology’s Gordon White, who oversees statewide shorelands activities. “Yet in the past 30 years, the area’s population has ballooned by nearly 60 percent. If we hope to restore, protect and preserve the Sound, we’ve got to start by managing our shoreline areas wisely.”
According to the city’s 1988 Shoreline Master Program:
For more information on Des Moines Shoreline Master Program, click here.
To view the Des Moines Shoreline Master Program (from 1988), click here (PDF).
To view the full list of Department of Ecology grants, click here (PDF).
4Culture, the cultural development agency serving King County, recently announced federal stimulus funding awards totaling $250,000 to preserve jobs at 40 arts and cultural organizations throughout the region, including a $7,500 grant to the Des Moines Arts Commision.
The federal funds will help organizations extend or restore threatened salaried and contract jobs, ranging from executive directors and curators, to marketing managers, to actors and artists.
“The recession has deeply impacted non-profit cultural organizations of all sizes and disciplines,” said Jim Kelly, Executive Director of 4Culture, “However, the applications we reviewed demonstrate that arts managers are resilient, creative, and determined to continue programs in the service of their missions.”
4Culture will distribute the federal funds throughout the County to a diverse range of organizations and communities including:
| Auburn Symphony Orchestra | Auburn | $10,000 |
| City of Auburn Arts Commission | Auburn | $5,000 |
| Bellevue Arts Museum | Bellevue | $10,000 |
| City of Bellevue Parks & Community Services | Bellevue | $3,000 |
| Music Works Northwest | Bellevue | $4,000 |
| Attic Theatre, The | Bothell | $5,000 |
| Northshore Performing Arts Center | Bothell | $5,000 |
| City of Burien | Burien | $2,500 |
| Hi-Liners, The | Burien | $7,500 |
| City of Des Moines Arts Commission | Des Moines | $7,500 |
| Duvall Cultural Commission | Duvall | $6,500 |
| Fall City Arts | Fall City | $5,000 |
| Centerstage Theatre | Federal Way | $7,500 |
| Federal Way Symphony | Federal Way | $6,500 |
| City of Kent | Kent | $6,500 |
| City of Kirkland Cultural Council | Kirkland | $6,500 |
| Kirkland Arts Center | Kirkland | $7,500 |
| Kirkland Performance Center | Kirkland | $5,000 |
| Studio East | Kirkland | $8,500 |
| SecondStory Repertory | Redmond | $7,500 |
| Evergreen City Ballet | Renton | $5,000 |
| Arcade (NW Architectural League) | Seattle | $7,500 |
| Arts and Visually Impaired Audiences | Seattle | $3,500 |
| Degenerate Art Ensemble | Seattle | $3,000 |
| Early Music Guild | Seattle | $7,500 |
| Giant Magnet (formerly Seattle Int. Children’s Festival) | Seattle | $7,500 |
| Langston Hughes PAC | Seattle | $5,000 |
| Northwest Film Forum | Seattle | $7,500 |
| Seattle International Film Festival | Seattle | $5,000 |
| Seattle Music Partners | Seattle | $5,000 |
| Seattle Public Theatre | Seattle | $7,500 |
| Seattle Scenic Studios | Seattle | $7,500 |
| Suyama Space (Space.City) | Seattle | $3,000 |
| Theatre Puget Sound | Seattle | $7,500 |
| Town Hall | Seattle | $7,500 |
| Washington Lawyers for the Arts | Seattle | $7,500 |
| Choir of the Sound | Shoreline | $5,000 |
| Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Arts Council | Shoreline | $6,500 |
| Vashon Allied Arts | Vashon | $7,500 |
| ArtsWest | West Seattle | $7,500 |
Earlier this year, 4Culture applied for and received the maximum award of $250,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to re-grant to King County arts and cultural organizations to support art jobs. The NEA had $50 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to distribute nationwide.
Cumulatively, over $1.2 Million dollars will help preserve jobs at nearly 100 organizations statewide through the NEA appropriations. The Washington State Arts Commission received ARRA funds to distribute state-wide, and over the summer announced awards totaling $285,000 to 24 arts organizations, including six in Seattle. In early September, the Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs (SOACA) announced another $250,000 in ARRA funds to 22 Seattle-based arts organizations. SOACA and 4Culture were two of only sixteen local arts agencies nation-wide that received ARRA funds to sub-grant to constituents. The NEA also awarded grants totaling $450,000 directly to 12 Seattle arts organizations.
An arts organization can only receive ARRA-appropriated NEA jobs funding from one source. With all three regional public funding entities receiving ARRA dollars, WSAC, 4Culture and SOACA devised an application process that would ensure that arts organizations wouldn’t have to submit multiple applications if they were eligible to apply to more than one agency. 4Culture was the final agency to undergo a panel process, and received 99 applications from organizations throughout King County. Proposals were evaluated on the significance of the position(s) to the mission and core services of the organization, the potential of the position(s) to have an immediate impact, and the organization’s ability to manage the funds.
According to their website:
4Culture is a unique integration of the arts, heritage, preservation and public art; committed to advancing community through culture. Public exhibitions and performances, public art, preservation of significant sites and interpretation of local history deepen our connections to the places in which we live and work. 4Culture stimulates cultural activity and enhances the assets that distinguish a community as vibrant, unique and authentic.
Des Moines Parks & Recreation Department was awarded a grant of $579,083 from the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program, Outdoor Recreation Account, Trails category.
The grant was awarded by the Recreation and Conservation Funding Board (RCFB), and will be used to pave the final mile of the Des Moines Creek Trail, a 2.5-mile, gravel bicycle and pedestrian trail that connects three park systems:
- The 70-acre Des Moines Creek Park
- The 22.5-acre Des Moines Beach Park Historic District and Tidelands
- The 14-acre Des Moines Marina
The trail travels through old growth forests and areas with salmon spawning grounds and a fish ladder, by two historic landmarks and a mountain bike facility, before ending at the waterfront. This trail project provides the much anticipated waterfront link, connecting Des Moines neighborhoods, recreation facilities and schools, SeaTac, SeaTac Airport, a future light rail station, and the South King County Regional Trail System to the Puget Sound in downtown Des Moines.
The city will contribute $589,960 in federal funding, cash, cash donations, and a voter-approved levy. (08-1635)
There were 35 applications submitted for consideration in the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program, Outdoor Recreation Account, Trails category. Each project went through an evaluation process prior to being recommended for funding. The RCFB Board approved funding for projects on Thursday, July 9, 2009.
Funding for the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program, Outdoor Recreation Account, Trails category comes from the sale of state general obligation bonds. Des Moines Parks & Recreation Department will leverage local contributions totaling $589,960.00 with grant monies to implement the project.
Total estimated project cost is $1,169,043.00. RCFB is the state’s administrator of the grant program.
The Rotary Club of Des Moines Foundation has awarded $3,000 in Grants to four schools in the Highline District:
- Pacific Middle School received funding to purchase original slave narratives to support the history department.
- Des Moines Elementary received funding for computer software to promote reading fluency.
- Midway Elementary received funds to support a cooperative science project with Aviation High School students mentoring Midway elementary school students.
- A grant to Mt. Rainier High School will support the purchase of audio books to support reading comprehension skills and books to help students become more successful learners in high school.
The Rotary Club of Des Moines mini grant program offers grants of up to $1,000 to local public schools to promote educational and cultural activities that encourage learning and educational opportunities in the community.
The grants are made possible by the Rotary Club fundraising such as the annual Poverty Bay Wine Festival and the recent Sports Night Dinner and Auction at the Des Moines Field House.
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