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Transportation Museums
Objective
This activity includes the funding of capital improvements for surface transportation-related museums. The museum must be open to the public and operated by a public or non-profit organization meeting the definition of museums as stated below. If entrance fees are charged for the museum, a portion of the fee should be provided for the long-term maintenance and operation of the facility.
Transportation museums must meet the following definition of a museum:
- Be a legally organized non-profit institution or part of a non-profit institution or governmental entity.
- Be essentially educational in nature.
- Have a formally stated mission.
- Have one full-time paid professional staff member who has museum knowledge and experience and is delegated authority and allocated financial resources sufficient to operate the museum effectively.
- Present regularly scheduled programs and exhibits that use and interpret objects for the public according to accepted standards.
- Have a formal and appropriate program of documentation, care, and use of collections and /or tangible objects.
- Have a formal and appropriate program of presentations and maintenance of exhibits.
Examples of Uses
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Construction of a new facility, or preservation of a historic building, for use as a transportation museum |
Aviation-related museum facilities, displays, artifacts, etc. |
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Addition to an existing facility for use as a transportation museum |
Operating and maintenance costs |
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Cost associated with the stabilization and restoration of the historic elements of the structure, both interior and exterior |
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Purchase of artifacts, displays, etc. relating to surface transportation |
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NC DOT
NC DOH
NC GOV
