Cultural Trust Fund grants announced
Uncategorized | August 9, 2007
Renee Bovee has announced the latest round of grants from the Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund.
According to Renee, WCTF administrator, grants were awarded to 20 projects undertaken by nonprofit organizations and governmental agencies in 12 Wyoming communities and nine counties. The five-member Cultural Trust Fund Board approved granting to the projects from 42 total applications at the July 27-28 meeting in Casper. The requests totaled more than $1 million, exceeding the total interest earning to date for the Trust Fund.
This round’s grant requests included historic preservation, facility plans, outreach programming, archeological site interpretation, Native American documentaries, cultural celebrations, long-range planning, staff and infrastructure development and enhanced season performances.
Here’s the list of grantees:
- Cheyenne Little Theatre Players, Cheyenne, Laramie County, planning grant for Historic Atlas Theatre Renovation, $27,000
- Friends of Park County History, Inc., Cody, Park County, Park County Centennial: Photo Exhibit, Walking Tours and Public Programs, $4,000
- Uinta County Museum Foundation, Evanston, Uinta County, long range plan for Uinta County Museum, $4,520
- City of Evanston, Uinta County, Evanston’s Chinese Cultural Garden Project, $10,000
- Wind River Development Fund, Fort Washakie, Fremont County, Cultural Heritage Tourism – Wind River Indian Reservation, video and brochure, $10,665
- Powder River Symphony, Gillette, Campbell County, expanded 07-08 concert season, $10,000
- Jackson Hole Writers Conference, Jackson, Teton County, 2008-09 development director, $12,000
- Off Square theatre Company, Jackson, Teton County, Wyoming Theatre Outreach, $5,000
- Jackson Hole Historical Society and Museum, Jackson, Teton County, Museum of Jackson Hole: Building Remodel/Exhibit design and production, $20,000
- Lander Community Concert Association, Lander, Fremont County, LCCA endowment challenge, $20,000
- American Indian Studies Program, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Albany County, information film supporting a UW American Indian Center, $6,496
- UW Department of Theatre and Dance, Laramie, Albany County, upgrade of main stage sound system, $9,964
- Laramie Main Street Program, Laramie, Albany County, Garfield Street footbridge renovation, $10,000
- UW Art Museum, Laramie, Albany County, Excellence in Museum Education: the Master Teacher Pilot Project, $20,000
- ARK Regional Services, Laramie, Albany County, arts equipment for new creative arts center, $10,000
- Wyoming Humanities Council, Laramie, Albany County, Welcome to Wyoming informational brochures, $4,000
- Pinedale Fine Arts Council, Pinedale, Sublette County, mobile sound and light unit, $10,900
- The Homesteader Museum of Park County, Powell, Park County, Homestead Museum Log Restoration, $12,700
- Wyoming Public Television, Riverton, Fremont County, Wind River Virtual Museum, $14,000
- Hot Springs State Park, Thermopolis, Hot Springs County, Legend Rock Visitor Center, $35,000.
The next WCTF deadline will be May 1, 2008. FMI: Renee Bovee, 307-777-6312.
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