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Montana
Department of Commerce Presents The Daly Mansion Preservation Trust with a
$50,000 Tourism “Bed Tax” Grant
Helena, MT — May 29, 2002 — Montana Department of Commerce Director Mark Simonich
will award a $50,000 Tourism Infrastructure Investment Program (TIIP)
grant check to the Daly Mansion Preservation Trust Board of Directors
on Monday, June 3 at 6:15 p.m. The presentation is part of a 5:30 pm – 7:30
pm reception during the Montana Tourism Advisory Council’s two-day meeting
in Hamilton. The Commerce Department’s
TIIP grant funds are administered by Travel Montana. The Daly Mansion is located at 251 Eastside Highway, about one mile north of Hamilton (Hwy 269).
The
$50,000 TIIP grant is part of a $1.1 million restoration plan for the
Daly Mansion. The first phase of the restoration
program involves roof repair and restoration. This work should begin
in July 2002 and be complete in the Fall. The
second phase of the program involves restoration of the mansion’s interior
including electrical service, heating system, climate control, plumbing
and security. Funding for the project is provided by foundations, businesses,
donations, special event income and government appropriations and grants.
Final completion of the two-phase project is anticipated in 2004.
The Daly Mansion’s TIIP Grant was one of five grants totaling $150,000 awarded by the Commerce
Department’s Travel Montana program in the
2000 cycle. Funds for the annual
TIIP grants come from revenues provided by the state’s 4 percent accommodation
or tourism “bed tax.” The “bed tax” is assessed on the lodging price
of all accommodations across Montana, including campgrounds. TIIP grants are awarded through a competitive application
process and require a $1 local match for every $2 provided by the grant
program. A full list of TIIP Grant Awards is attached.
For more information about the Daly Mansion project, contact
Beth Hubble, Executive Director, Daly Mansion Preservation Trust, 406-363-6004.
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Montana Commerce Department’s Travel Montana
Tourism Infrastructure Investment
Program Grants
Award Summary
1995-2001
2001
TIIP Awards
Northwest Montana Historical
Society/Central School
Museum – Timber Products Industry History Exhibit (Kalispell), $30,000
Huntley Project Museum of Irrigated Agriculture – Museum facility construction
and improvements (Huntley), $43,415
Richland Youth Hockey, Inc. – Community/Regional Event Center (Sidney), $76,585
2000 TIIP
Awards
Daly Mansion Preservation
Trust – Daly Mansion Restoration Project (Hamilton), $50,000
Miracle of America Museum,
Inc. – Miracle of America Museum (Polson), $30,000
World Museum of Mining –The Orphan Girl Underground Exhibit (Butte), $30,000
Friends of Makoshika – Makoshika Group Picnic
Shelter (Glendive), $20,000
Hill County H.Earl Clack Museum – Wahkpa Chu’gn Archeological Site Improvements (Havre), $20,000
1999 TIIP
Awards
Rialto Community Theatre, Inc. - Rialto Infrastructure
Improvements (Deer
Lodge), $73,677
Blaine County Wildlife Museum/Blaine County Museum
- Wildlife Museum Building Improvements (Chinook), $61,600
Billings Preservation Society, Inc./Moss Mansion - Carriage House
Reconstruction
(Billings), $24,000
Friends of Savenac - Historic Savenac Nursery Infrastructure Restoration (Haugan)
$20,361.50
Twin Bridges Historical Association
-The Reid Building Museum &
Archival Library Renovation
Twin Bridges), $20, 361.50
1998 TIIP Awards
The High Plains West Heritage Museum and Archives
(Great Falls), $56,150
Makoshika State Park Amphitheater
Renovation (Glendive), $48,850
Old Montana Prison 1912
Cell House Roof Replacement (Deer Lodge), $45,000
1997 TIIP
Awards
Peaks to Plains Museum (Red Lodge),
$44,026
Reconstruction of Historic
Fort Benton (Fort Benton), $38,435
Old Trail Museum Exhibit Upgrade Completion and Infrastructure Stabilization (Choteau),
$24,699
Seeley/Swan Historical Museum
and Visitor’s Center (Seeley Lake), $55,000
ZooMontana--Initial Phase: Plains Habitat
(Billings), $37,000
1996 TIIP
Awards
Fort Peck Theater (Fort Peck), $95,500
Montana Wildlife Rehabilitation Center & Nature Park (Helena), $66,968
Hangman’s Building Restoration
(Virginia City), $60,000
Yellowstone Art Center’s Expansion
(Billings), $50,000
Chief Plenty Coups’ House Restoration
(Pryor), $47,532
Charlie Russell Chew-Choo Tour Train (Lewistown), $30,000
1995 TIIP Awards
Lewis & Clark Interpretive
Center (Great Falls), $200,000
St. Mary’s Mission Museum and Research
Library (Stevensville) $50,000
Malta’s Museum of
the Future (Malta), $50,000
Pictograph State
Park’s Pictograph Recovery & Stabilization
(Billings), $20,000
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