fˈɛstɪvəl ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɚz ɹᵻsˈiːvd dˈɑːlɚ twˈɛnti tˈuː,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ɪn stˈeɪt fˈʌndz vˈaɪə ðɪ ˈælɪɡhˌɛni kˈaʊnti baɪsəntˈɛnɪəl kəmˈɪʃən ðæt jˈɪɹ tʊ ˈæd tˈuː dˈeɪz tə ðɪ ᵻvˈɛnts skˈɛdʒuːl ænd pɹəvˈaɪd fɹˈiː ɐdmˈɪʃən tə stˈuːdənts ænd sˈiːnjɚ sˈɪɾɪzənz.
Festival operators received $22,000 in state funds via the Allegheny County Bicentennial Commission that year to add two days to the event's schedule and provide free admission to students and senior citizens.