Grant Announcement for Elisabet Ney Museum

Save America's Treasures has given the Museum $250,000 as the anchor for an effort to reach $750,000 for restoration efforts. The gathering today was to make that announcement. This is tax money, about $20,000,000 per year, for projects around the U.S. which compete for grants. The money is administered by the National Park Service. The National Trust for Historic Preservation designates the thing being preserved as an "Official Projects of Save America's Treasures". The grants must be doubly matched by non-federal monies in order to be spent. More details may ferreted from the web link above.

Part of the Ney Museum Lloyd Doggett and Liz Carpenter Mary Collins Blackmon and Liz Carpenter
The museum Congressman Lloyd Doggett makes the announcement with Mrs. Liz Carpenter at his side. Ms. Mary Collins Blackmon, director of the musuem, answering questions about what the money is designated for.
 
 
scene from Ney grounds of audience Mary Carolyn George Ney Museum shop cat
Hyde Park Neighborhood Association turned out for the short event on the 1st warm, sunny morning in a week. Alan Marburger, Karen McGraw, Pam Whittington and Mark Fishman. Mary Carolyn George The shop cat was undaunted by all the celebrities

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