Storytelling grants offer $2,000 to support events where people can tell their stories, learn from each other, and share new narratives about the Commonwealth.
Donor Name: Mass Humanities
State: Massachusetts
City: Selected Cities
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/19/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
#MH50: A Year of Storytelling – Event Sponsorship offers $2000 for free public storytelling or story-sharing events in six cities across Massachusetts: Pittsfield, Holyoke, Worcester, Lawrence, Brockton, and Roxbury-Dorchester.
Eligible events will highlight voices and experiences of Massachusetts residents, with an emphasis on communities that have gone unrecognized, or have been excluded from public conversation.
Events can take many different forms such as story circles; sharing creative non-fiction, memoir, or poetry; personal story sharing for a group or audience; storytelling performances on stage; or other forms of creative expression that share personal narratives about life in the Commonwealth.
Priorities
Priority will be given to applicant organizations that are new to Mass Humanities.
Event Eligibility
Events must:
- Be free and open to the public.
- Take place between June 14, 2024 and December 31, 2024.
- Reflect, explore, and/or share the lived experience of speakers or participants who are Massachusetts residents.
- Take place in eligible cities.
Applicant Eligibility
- Applicants and events must be based in one (or more) of the following cities: Pittsfield, Holyoke, Worcester, Lawrence, Brockton, and Roxbury-Dorchester.
- Applicants must be a 501(c)(3) non-profit, fiscally sponsored project or individual, public library, or state or federally recognized tribe.
For more information, visit Mass Humanities.