Legends & Lore Grant Program Helps Communities Promote Cultural Tourism
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The William G. Pomeroy Foundation is now accepting applications for the Legends & Lore® Marker Grant Program, which helps promote cultural tourism by highlighting local folklore and legends with roadside markers.
Legends & Lore marker grant applications will be accepted through Monday, Oct. 14. Grant funding from the Pomeroy Foundation includes the full cost of a marker, pole and shipping.
Prospective applicants must apply through a 501(c)(3) organization such as a historical society, nonprofit academic institution, or tribal nation, local, state, or federal government entity. Grant applications are accepted from the following states where there is a program partner organization: Alabama, Connecticut, Idaho, Louisiana, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia.
Since the program was launched in 2015, the Pomeroy Foundation has funded more than 175 Legends & Lore markers across multiple states that recognize a range of subject matter, from folk songs and local traditions to tall tales.
To review program guidelines, marker criteria and how to apply online, visit the Pomeroy Foundation’s website: https://www.wgpfoundation.org/history/legends-lore/.
Additional Pomeroy Foundation marker grant programs include Hungry for History®, Historic Transportation, NYS Historic and National Register.
About the Pomeroy Foundation
The William G. Pomeroy Foundation® is committed to supporting the celebration and preservation of community history; and working to improve the probability of finding appropriate donor matches or other life-saving treatments for blood cancer patients. Established by Trustee Bill Pomeroy in 2005 to bring together his two greatest passions, the Pomeroy Foundation is a private, philanthropic organization located in Syracuse, N.Y. As the nation’s leading funder of historical roadside markers, the Pomeroy Foundation has awarded more than 2,400 grants for markers and bronze plaques in 48 states and Washington, D.C. To learn more about the Pomeroy Foundation, visit wgpfoundation.org.
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Steve BodnarCommunications Consultant
William G. Pomeroy Foundation
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