U.S. Pays Ford Foundation for Funeral

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U.S. Pays Ford Foundation for Funeral

WASHINGTON (AP) - The government reimbursed the Gerald R. Ford Foundation about $230,000 for transportation costs and expenses related to the former president's funeral last January, officials said Thursday.

The White House said in a memorandum to the Office of Management and Budget that the foundation would be reimbursed to defray expenses incurred for the funeral. The government made similar reimbursements for the funeral of President Reagan in 2004.

Ford died on Dec. 26 at his home in Rancho Mirage, Calif., at age 93. He was buried on Jan. 3 on the grounds of the his presidential museum in Grand Rapids, Mich.

The ceremony concluded eight days of mourning that included services in California, Washington, a public viewing in Grand Rapids and a funeral at his family's church in East Grand Rapids.