The Hungry for History® grant program celebrates America’s food history by telling the stories of local and regional food specialties across the United States.
Donor Name: William G. Pomeroy Foundation
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: Ongoing
Details:
The Grant Program is designed to commemorate significant food dishes created prior to 1970 and the role they played in defining American culture and forging community identity. Hungry for History is intended to help communities nationwide put the spotlight on their renowned locally and regionally created food dishes with historic roadside markers.
Eligibility Criteria
Hungry for History marker grants are available to 501(c)(3) organizations, nonprofit academic institutions, and local, state and federal government entities within the United States. Interested individuals are encouraged to contact an eligible local organization, such as a municipal historian or historical organization.
Guidelines
- Qualifying applications for Hungry for History markers must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a prepared, ready-to-eat dish, such as an entrée or dessert
- Must contain a minimum of 2 ingredients
- Dish must be created prior to 1970
- Dish must be historically significant to the greater community or beyond
- Dish (or variation of dish) must have origins in the local or regional community
- Dish is still available/eaten today or in some form
- No brand names allowed (e.g. Hershey’s, Kraft, etc.)
- In addition, Hungry for History applications will also be accepted in the following categories:
- Non-alcoholic drinks with more than one ingredient (e.g. egg creams)
- Dishes composed of a single food item that is only found within a specific location or region (e.g. Blue Point oysters from Great South Bay, Dungeness crabs from Pacific coast)
- Food-related events or festivals that celebrate an individual dish that is historically significant to the greater community (events held solely as fundraisers do not qualify) and must still be held at time of application.
Marker Design and Text Guidelines
- Hungry for History markers are black with yellow raised lettering and border. The top of each marker has the Hungry for History logo, which states the program name and depicts cutlery. Markers are 32” x 18” cast aluminum with a 7’ aluminum pole
- The title line allows 15 characters and the five body lines can each have 27 characters, including spaces and punctuation. There is a required credit line at the bottom of the marker which is always included.
For more information, visit WGPF.
