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Library applies for roughly $324,000 preservation grant to upgrade electrical system

Hearst Free Library Board of Trustees · March 2, 2026
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Summary

Director Sam Walters reported the Friends of the Library submitted a Montana Historic Preservation Grant application for about $324,000 to upgrade the library's electrical system and said he expects to learn whether it is accepted in a few months.

Director Sam Walters told trustees that a Montana Historic Preservation Grant application for roughly $324,000 was submitted through the Friends of the Library to fund upgrades to the building’s electrical system.

Walters said he should hear whether the application was accepted in a few months. The minutes record the application amount as "roughly $324,000" and note the application was submitted through the Friends of the Library; no further budget breakdown or matching-fund requirement is recorded in the minutes.

If funded, the grant would finance capital upgrades to the library’s electrical infrastructure; the minutes do not specify a project timeline or local match requirements.