The Concord Cultural Council is accepting applications for its grant program to support life enriching activities through arts, education and entertainment in the community.
Donor Name: Mass Cultural Council
State: Massachusetts
Town: Concord
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/17/2022
Size of the Grant: $7,200
Details:
The Colrain Cultural Council supports life enriching activities through arts, education and entertainment in their community and surrounding areas for children and adults. They strive for diversity that includes global arts and entertainment to regional education and performances that maintains their local character and history. Programs include lectures, music, dance, theater, workshops, art, education and performances in schools, their local library and entertainment venues.
Local Priorities
- Programs in music, dance, visual arts, poetry, literature, drama, the humanities and scientific interpretation for all age groups will be considered. Capital expenditures will be considered. Applications for programs that are normally funded by the town budget will not be considered. An applicant who has been funded for 3 successive years will have lower priority in the 4th year.
- Priority is given to applicants who live or work in in Concord and who offer programs and presentations that specifically benefit a wide range of audiences in the Concord community.
- They encourage applications for programs in the surrounding area if they would benefit Concord residents as well as other communities.
- Priority is given to programs that have a proven track record or expectation of attracting or benefiting a large number of participants.
- Level of Support: The Council does not fully fund any project. To demonstrate that your project is not dependent solely on Concord funding, you must specify other sources of financial support in the budget section of the application. All requests for full funding will be denied.
Funding Information
- Grant Amount: $7,200
Eligibility Criteria
- The Council awards grants to local organizations that adhere to the Massachusetts Cultural Council guidelines as well as the local Concord Cultural Council guidelines. Local and regional artists and arts organizations are eligible to apply for grants. The Council places priority on new initiatives and gives preference to artists and events that benefit Concord.
- The Council awards Field Trip Grants to school groups as ticket subsidies to attend cultural events.
For more information, visit Mass Cultural Council.