State records grants extended indefinitely

The Local Records Grant Program, which provides funding to Washington counties and towns to organize records, was extended indefinitely last Tuesday with a law signed by Governor Jay Inslee.

The grant program had a set amount of years which has now been lifted.

Colfax City Clerk Lynda Kramlich said Colfax was awarded the grant of $5,500 last year to organize records, buy shelving and boxes to store the public records.

“It helps small entities be successful with organizing their records,” Kramlich said.

According to a state news release, $1.2 million was awarded from the Washington State Archives.