The Cascadia Poetics Lab was announced as a grantee from the Community Accelerator Fund, funded by the Allen Foundation for the Arts via ArtsFund. From their press release:

The 2026 Community Accelerator Grantees have been officially announced, and a fifth year of funding has been confirmed. Since 2022, the Community Accelerator Grant has provided unrestricted funding that allows arts and cultural organizations to invest where resources are needed most, strengthening their staff and operational capacity, programming, and the communities they serve. This year, that support reaches 745 organizations representing 37 of Washington's 39 counties.READ MORE

Funds will be used to continue core programs like the Cascadia Poetry Festival. We are grateful to be included and have big plans for 2027.