Delco Gets $282K To Support 3 Cultural Organizations, Museums​

DELAWARE COUNTY, PA mdash; Millions in grant funding was approved to support cultural organizations and museums in Pennsylvania amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Gov. Tom Wolf announced $20 million in grant funding through the COVID-19 Cultural and Museum Preservation Grant Program for cultural organizations and museums.

Of that $20 million, more than $282,000 went to three Delaware County institutions.

In Delaware County, the John J. Tyler Arboretum in Media and the Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation in Newtown Square each got $25,000.

The Brandywine Conservancy Museum of Art in Chadds Ford received $232,736

These funds can be used to offset lost revenue for eligible cultural organizations and museums that were subject to closure by the proclamation of disaster emergency issued by the Wolf on March 6 and any renewal of the state of disaster emergency and that experienced a loss of revenue related to the closure.

Funds cannot be used to offset revenue, which has already been offset from other sources, including philanthropic and federal, state, and local government sources.

"Pennsylvania’s museums and cultural organizations provide education, entertainment, and meaningful experiences to both residents and travelers alike, and the COVID-19 pandemic severely inhibited their ability to fulfill their cultural mission," Wolf said. "This funding will be used to offset the impact the pandemic had on these organizations and will help them move forward in their recovery efforts as they begin to welcome visitors back in their doors."