CHEYENNE — Two Sweetwater County organizations recently received grant funds from the Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund.
The City of Rock Springs was awarded $17,500 for masonry work at the Rock Springs Historical Museum, while the Sweetwater County Library System received $25,000 for a library outreach van. Overall, the two organizations received $42,500.
In the region, the Pinedale Fine Arts Council received $5,500 for its Soundcheck Summer Music Series and Folk for Kids Series. The Friends of the Medicine Bow Museum in Carbon County received two grant awards, one for $3,600 for painting the exterior of the museum and a second for $2,558 for a replacement deck from the museum to the on-site caboose. A third grant, awarded to the Old Pen Joint Powers Board for $6,357.50 will be used for a “125 Years Behind the Walls: The Frontier Prison” introduction video. One Lincoln County organization received grant funding as well. The Hamsfork Museum received $5,044.50 for the preservation of historic clothing mannequins.
Overall, the Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund awarded $529,405 in grant funding to organizations across the state.