Home  Daylighting Grant Funding In One Hand, A Shovel In Another
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Grant Funding In One Hand, A Shovel In Another |
 Though plans were approved in 2000, The Friends took their first step in making this daylighting project a reality in the summer of 2003. They applied for, and received, a City of Seattle Neighborhood Matching Fund grant for $6,300 to do a survey to get the project started. The match was provided by approximately 375 hours volunteered by adults and school children. A $16,000 grant from the Starflower Foundation funded conceptual design of the project, which was completed in 2003. With almost-final plans in hand and the survey completed, the next step was applying for a King County Water Works grant for $60,000 to complete construction documents, get permits and cover a portion of the construction costs. The Friends received this grant in the fall of 2004 and during the next two years finalized plans, got permits from City, County and federal agencies, did further surveying and testing, and went through Parks Department technical reviews. They also did extensive fundraising, obtaining grants from The City of Seattle Aquatic Habitat Matching Grant program and the Department of Neighborhoods, King County, King Conservation District, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, FishAmerica Foundation, and Seattle Garden Club. The process required by the various governmental agencies involved was more extensive and progressed more slowly than originally anticipated and funding took longer than expected. Therefore, construction that was originally planned to take place in 2006-2007 was begun in the spring of 2007 and completed in October 2008. |
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