The William G. Pomeroy Foundation officially opened the next grant round of its New York State Historic Marker Grant Program beginning on Monday.
The program commemorates historic people, places, things or events in New York State within the time frame of 1740-1920.
Grants cover the entire cost of a marker, pole and shipping.
This grant round is available to the following counties: Fulton, Montgomery, Herkimer, Oneida, Otsego and Schoharie (Region 7); Jefferson, Lewis and Oswego (Region 8); Cayuga, Cortland, Madison and Onondaga (Region 9).
The NYS Historic Marker Grant Program is open to local, state and federal government entities, nonprofit academic institutions and 501(c)(3) organizations in New York State.
Often, municipal historians or local historical organizations (or related nonprofits) will apply for a marker on behalf of a property owner.
Those interested in applying for a marker grant should submit an online Letter of Intent to verify primary sources by Monday, December 16.
Primary source documentation is necessary to support the text on a marker. The final application deadline is Monday, January 20.
To apply for a grant or review application guidelines, visit the Foundation’s NYS marker program page at wgpfoundation.org.
A complete grant schedule by region is also on the Foundation’s website.
Additional marker grant programs include the Legends & Lore Marker Grant Program, Historic Transportation Canals Marker Grant Program, National Register Signage Grant Program and National Women’s Suffrage Marker Program. The Foundation’s website also features an interactive, digital map that can be filtered across several categories to view current markers and plaques