Mountain Iron receives heritage grant
a Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Grant in the amount of $48,000 to the City of Mountain Iron. The grant was approved by the Society’s awards committee on January 21, 2010 and will support its Interpretive Project for the Mountain Iron National Landmark Site.
Grants are made possible by the Minnesota legislature from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund created with passage of the Clean Water, land and legacy Amendment to the Minnesota Constitution in November 2008. The grants are awarded to support projects of enduring value for the cause of history and historic preservation across the state.
Iron National Landmark Site is a project of enduring value because it will provide visitors interpretative signage, upgraded amenities worth of a National Historic Landmark site. The project begins on May 15, 2010, with an anticipated completion date of
September 1, 2010. The project will include
a redesign of the Locomotive Park with Herberger’s The Minnesota Historical Society awarded
Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage
The Interpretive Project for the Mountain
interpretative signage and overlook as well
as other site amenities that are in relation to
the National Historic Landmark. Christopher & Banks
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“It is wonderful to see so many communities and local organizations benefitting from the Historical and Cultural Heritage Grants,” said Britta Bloomberg, deputy state historic preservation officer. “Minnesotans should be proud of the unprecedented opportunities these grants provide for organizations to preserve and share our history and cultural heritage. The impact of projects supported by Historical and Cultural Heritage Grants will be felt throughout the state for many years to come.”
The Society will award a total of $6.75 million in Historical and Cultural Heritage Grants to non-profit and educational organizations, government units and tribes during the 2010 and 2011 fiscal years for projects of enduring value for the cause of history and historic preservation across the state. Grants are available in three tiers: Small or “Fast Track” grants of $7,000 or less, Mid-Size grants between $7,000 and $50,000, and Large grants of more than $50,000. For more information, including application deadlines, visit www.mnhs.org/ legacygrants. The Minnesota Historical Society is a non-profit educational and cultural institution established in 1849. Its essence is to help illuminate the past as a way to shed light on the future. The Society collects, preserves and tells the story of Minnesota’s past through museum exhibits, libraries and collections, historic sites, educational programs and book publishing.
