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Explanation *lf not, why not? The Kittitas County Historical Museum currently receives no monetary support for advertising beyond the allocated amount through the museum's annual budget and what is awarded through the Lodging Tax Grant process. The Museum's Board of Directors has dedicated an annual stipend of $2,500 to match the Lodging Tax grant fund request through its annual budget. While we have applied for grant funding for capital improvement and archival project specific funding in the past, the funding received \nas dedicated for those projects and not for advertising. We rrere not funded for additional av1/ards for advertising nor \€re vle successful in recent years in receiving other grant funding ln 2019, rive applied for br-rt did not receive funding for capital improvement project funding through local, regional, and national grants in addition to grants specific to museum collections storage, archives n')aintenance, collections care, and hisioric preservation. Due to the COVID-19 situation in 2A20, \ E \ /ere unable to pursue project-based grants in 2020. Hor,rrever. M/e anticipate applying for these grants in 2021. Additionally, while we uere successful in applying for the Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau for our evening lecture series programming, wtrich provided a stipend for speaker fees nhile the museum will be responsible for travel expenses, plans changed due to the COVID-19 situation. However, that funding is specific for programming and cannot support other uses. We are also looking for additional grant opportunities to support additional development of our programming and events. The $16,500 lisied includes the $2,500 the Board has allocated along with additional funding specific for the lecture series r,tiirich is project specific funding that tull be part of the project, costs ihat are not directly factored in this project as each speaker must be reimbursed for their time and travel, and many are not part of the Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau. Other costs include e$ibit upgrades, vilrich are part of the museum's general operation and may grossly exceed the amount listed depending on the plans and remodeling necessary to execute the plan. These funds are also responsible for general operations, including collections care and interpretative planning. 2500 characler lin'it Funding Shortfalls * Vurat chanfjes vvill b€ rrBde if tuncjing fol your request is not arrailable or rec;on'r.n-.Njeci? We ask for support from the Lodging Tax Grant to help accommodate all of the new ideas r.ne uould like to use to achieve success. lf not funded in full, we would adjust our plans to reflect the decreased budget; hor.r,ever, depending on the allocation, \,rc may be unable to pursue any of the planned virtual activities as we do not have the capacity to do video productlon ne\ /sletters, virtual lectures, or maintain our website with our limited staff and fesources. This u,ould effectively silence a great opportunity to engage with individuals fronr all across the \.rcstern region of the United States wtro have expressed interest in our Museum. and our lecture series, while we have limited capacity and ability until COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. 2500 charact--r linit. Matching Funds Percentage 59.44 % Tltis field willauto fillwil.h the cor.recl peroentage based {r''} your input to budget section bdour 9l Project Budget Overview Please complete budget for this project/proposal. lf your agerrcy operates independently of this project application it may