FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) - The is seeking a $300,000 matching challenge grant to open a branch in the Fredericksburg area.

President and CEO Karen Coltrane tells The Free Lance-Star that the museum has submitted a grant proposal to a local foundation. She didn't identify the foundation.

Coltrane says the new branch will cost about $600,000. The museum plans to raise the matching funds in the community if it receives the grant.

A site for the branch hasn't been selected.

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Information from: The Free Lance-Star, http://www.fredericksburg.com/

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