FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Amy Munson
October 29, 2009
(701) 328-3573
$307,000 IN CULTURAL HERITAGE GRANTS AWARDED BY STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO 40 RECIPIENTS THROUGHOUT NORTH DAKOTA
BISMARCK – North Dakota’s history agency has awarded more than $307,000 in Cultural Heritage Grants for the coming year to 40 eligible organizations throughout the state. A total of 56 organizations from all areas of North Dakota applied for the grants from the State Historical Society of North Dakota, requesting more than $439,000.
Under the guidelines, a maximum of $20,000 is available per grant, with a dollar-for-dollar match requirement. That match may be either in cash or in-kind services. Funding for these grants was approved by the 2009 Legislative Assembly.
“We are delighted with the tremendous response to this program,” said Merl Paaverud, Director of the State Historical Society of North Dakota. “It was a challenging task to review and make the choices from so many outstanding proposals, and shows the real need locally for this kind of support. We appreciate the efforts of the North Dakota Legislature in making this program a reality.”
The following are those organizations awarded grants, the amounts they received, and a brief description of their project:
- Barnes County Historical Society, Valley City – Sewer system gate installation - $1,000
- Bowman County Historical Society, Bowman – Bowman Pioneer Trails Museum heating system - $18,500
- Buffalo Historical Society, Inc., Buffalo – 1916 high school preservation - $7,700
- Buxton in Bloom – First State Bank of Buxton exhibits - $4,000
- City of Northwood – Northwood Museum - $10,000
- City of Tuttle – Works Progress Administration (WPA) Public Office Building rehabilitation - $10,000
- Dakota Buttes Visitors Council, Hettinger – The Last Great Buffalo Hunt Project - $4,400
- Dickey County Historical Society, Oakes – Dickey County Historical Society Building Rehabilitation - $5,000
- Divide County Historical Society, Crosby – Artifact Labeling Project - $194
- Ellendale Historical Society, Ellendale – Coleman Memorial Museum Records Collections Project - $2,475
- The Enchanted Highway – Lampl Historical Homestead Rehabilitation - $10,000
- Enderlin Historical Society and Museum, Enderlin – Electrical system and exit door updates, archival supplies purchase - $2,968
- Eddy County Museum, New Rockford – North Dakota Museum Assessment Program - $10,000
- Flickertail Village and Museum, Stanley – Roof replacement of six Flickertail Village and Museum Buildings - $10,750
- Glen Ullin Museum, Glen Ullin – Glen Ullin Museum Building addition - $5,850
- Gorges Arts and Heritage Council, Walhalla – Walhalla Theater roof structural analysis and stabilization - $20,000
- Grand Forks County Historical Society, Grand Forks – Archival supplies purchase - $974
- Greater Grand Forks Symphony Association – Greater Grand Forks Symphony Centennial Book - $4,300
- Green School Community Center, Valley City – Green School protection and preservation - $9,085
- Hatton-Eielson Museum and Historical Society, Hatton – Exterior painting of Eielson Home - $20,000
- Hiddenwood Old Settlers Association, Ryder – Hiddenwood Old Settlers Chapel preservation - $2,124
- Hillsboro Community Partnership – Union Block Building Rehabilitation - $20,000
- Lake County Historical Society, Kenmare – Foundation and roofing of Bintz House and Niobe Hall - $14,325
- LaMoure County Museum Board, Grand Rapids – LaMoure County Museum and School House Rehabilitation - $8,000
- Larimore Community Museum and Historical Society, Larimore – Window repairs on the Larimore Community Museum - $20,000
- Makoti Threshers Association, Makoti – Spring Valley Lutheran Church Preservation - $12,000
- Mandan Historical Society, Mandan – Photo Archives - $1,500
- Manfred History and Preservation, Inc., Manfred – Melby Rogness House Exhibit - $5,171
- McIntosh County Commission, Ashley – McIntosh County Historical Society Museum furnace replacement - $3,526
- Mercer County Historical Society, Beulah – Light fixture replacement and archival supplies purchase - $6,795
- Mott Gallery of History and Arts, Mott – Gutter, roof and window weatherization - $3,472
- OPERA, Inc., Ellendale – Opera House Kitchen/Green Room Storage Rehabilitation - $5,000
- Ox Cart Trails Historical Society, Drayton – Drayton Historical/Heritage Program - $6,000
- Pembina County Historical Society, Cavalier -- Kemp Building Exhibits - $5,000
- Rural Vestige Alliance, Manfred – Manfred School and Rogne, Soderback, and Solheim House Reroof Project - $8,170
- Save Coghlan Castle, Inc., Rolla – Coghlan Castle Exterior Rehabilitation - $15,000
- Save the Hens Foundation, Sheldon – Sheldon Community Center Façade Rehabilitation - $8,000
- Stutsman County Memorial Museum, Jamestown – Photo Preservation Project - $1,000
- Towner County Historical Society, Egeland – Egeland School Painting - $3,750
- Wells County Historical Society, Fessenden – Photo Archives and Exhibit Project - $1,000
This is the first of two grant rounds for the 2009-11 biennium. In the second round, about $130,000 will be available – the announcement for applications for that second round will be made in February 2010. For more information, contact the State Historical Society of North Dakota’s Grants and Contracts Officer, Amy Munson, at (701) 328-3573 or email at amunson@nd.gov.
