Multiple local museums and historical organizations have received state grant money for support.
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission awarded nearly $2 million across the state.
To be eligible for the funding, a museum must have an annual operating budget greater than $100,000 and at least one full-time professional staffmember.
The following local museums received grants:
Allegheny
Carnegie Science Center – $44,945
Carnegie Museum of Natural History – $44,945
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh – $44,945
Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania (DBA Senator John Heinz History Center) – $44,945
Frick Art & Historical Center – $44,945
Rivers of Steel Heritage Corporation – $38,571
Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum – $23,815
Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh – $10,085
Armstrong
Armstrong County Historical Museum & Genealogical Society – $4,000
Beaver
Beaver County Historical Research & Landmarks Foundation – $4,000
Butler
Butler County Historical Society – $4,000
Historic Harmony Inc. – $4,000
Fayette
Fallingwater/WPC – $44,945
Fayette County Historical Society – $4,000
Lawrence
Lawrence County Historical Society – $4,000
Mercer
Mercer County Historical Society – $4,000
Washington
Bradford House Museum – $4,000
Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania (dba Senator John Heinz History Center) – $6,864
Pennsylvania Trolley Museum Inc. – $9,413
Westmoreland
Fort Ligonier Association – $17,772
Ligonier Valley Historical Society – $4,000
Westmoreland Fayette Historical Society – $4,000
Westmoreland County Historical Society – $4,000
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