Funding History

Funding History
Private Funds Raised
Annual Renewal Ball
Over 36 years, $1,510,900 have been raised and used for:
  • Downtown revitalization
  • Historic Depot Square restoration and rehabilitation
  • Roundhouse and Railyards projects:
    • $150,000 for parking lot project
    • $100,000 for Roundhouse Section 1 project
    • $166,655 for Strand project
Roundhouse Restoration Inc.
A nonprofit organization, Roundhouse Restoration Inc., has raised $82,000 through donations from:
  • UP Foundation
  • BP / Amoco
  • Wal-Mart
  • Private donations
  • WYDOT (Wyoming Department of Transportation)
  • TEAL (Transportation Enhancement Activities – Local)
  • CDBG (Community Development Block Grant)
  • SLIB (State Land Investment Board)
  • WBC (Wyoming Business Council)
Grants
Year
 Name
 Amount
1998 CDBG Planning Grant for Railroad Complex $25,000
1998 CDBG Downtown Improvement Grant (Machine Shop roof) $150,000
1998 EPA Brownfields Pilot Cooperative Agreement $175,000
2001 EPA Brownfields Supplemental Assistance $200,000
2001 WYDOT TEAL Machine Shop $351,535
2002 WYDOT TEAL Machine $264,894
2003 WYDOT TEAL Section 3 Roundhouse roof $262,500
2004 WYDOT TEAL Machine Shop Parking Lot $350,000
2005 WYDOT TEAL Section 4 Roundhouse roof and enhancements $350,000
2007 WBC Community Facilities Grant Section one of the Roundhouse $1,500,000
2008 TEAL Plaza $70,000
2008 Preserve America Visitor Center Planning Grant $30,000
2007 CDBG Hotel Evanston $300,000
2008 SLIB Hotel Evanston $200,000
2006 CDBGG Downtown Sidewalks $139,297
2008 SLIB Downtown Sidewalks $150,000
2007 Cultural Trust Fund (Chinese Garden) $10,000
2009 Appropriations (Roundhouse abatement / improvements) $380,000
2009 Stimulus - Energy $50,000