News from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation: The next grant round for The William G. Pomeroy Foundation’s Historic Roadside Marker Grant Program in Regions 4-6 is officially open, and we have two exciting announcements. We have expanded the timeframe for the traditional grant program, and added a new theme program that will change each year! • Expanded Timeframe: Commemorating historic people, places or things within the timeframe of 1740-1914. • 2014 Theme: Commemorating your community’s participation in the WWII effort during the years 1942-1945. You may apply for more than one marker within each program, you can apply for both programs, and you can still apply if you have received funding in the past. We have now funded over 190 markers in 42 counties within NYS. The William G. Pomeroy Foundation strongly believes that Historic Markers play an important role in local historic preservation. They preserve your history, educate the public, and foster historic tourism which in turn can provide much needed economic benefits to the towns and villages where the markers are placed. The application forms, helpful hints, and a description of the programs are available on our website at wgpfoundation.org under NYS Historic Grant Program, then Historic Roadside Marker Grant Program Section. Under the ‘How to Apply’ section of the drop down menu there will be a marker image for each program. Just click on the image to get to the proper page. Important Deadlines for Both Programs: • 08/01/14 - Material available online • 09/12/14 – Deadline to submit email listing primary source documentation • 10/01/14 - Applications must be postmarked • End of Q4 2014 - Awards granted Also as an FYI: last summer we launched a new program to fund a plaque or a sign if a public property or district has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Applications for this program can be found on our website as well, and will be accepted anytime throughout the year. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions on any of our programs. I can be reached at (315) 476-3000 x2576. We look forward to our partnership with APHNYS and to assist communities all over New York State preserve their local history through historic markers and signs. Please help us spread the good news to colleagues in your regions! Regions are defined by APHNYS at aphnys.org. The William G. Pomeroy Foundation 315-476-3000 x2576 | [email protected] PO Box 3327 |Syracuse, NY 13220-3327
Posted on: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 15:44:18 +0000
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