The Framingham Cultural Council (FCC) supports and funds activities that contribute to the cultural vitality of the Framingham community.
Donor Name: Mass Cultural Council
State: Massachusetts
City: Framingham
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 10/17/2022
Grant Size: $44,700
Grant Duration: 12 months
Details:
The mission of the FCC, a local partner of the Massachusetts Cultural Council, is to promote excellence, access, education and diversity in the arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences thereby improving the quality of life for all Framingham residents and contributing to the economic vitality of our community.
The council is responsible for ensuring that MCC and other local Framingham funds are distributed broadly to Framingham’s creative community through grants, awards, scholarships and other forms of public awareness and recognition, and reflect the city’s cultural diversity.
Funds may only be used to support programs in the arts, humanities, and sciences. This definition includes the study, pursuit, performance, exhibition, and appreciation of cultural activities in the broadest sense.
- Arts refer to the creation of work in the crafts and performing, visual, media, folk, design, literary, and interdisciplinary arts. They also include the presentation and preservation of, and education about works in these disciplines.
- Humanities are types of learning that deal with human values and aspirations, human thought and culture, language, and creativity. Examples include, but are not limited to, history, social studies, philosophy, criticism, and literature.
- Sciences are types of learning that deal with nature, science, and technology in ways that explain how they relate to people’s lives. Organizations that conduct this type of activity include aquariums, botanical gardens, nature centers, natural history museums, planetariums, and science centers.
Funding Information
- Grant Amount: $ 44,700
- Projects must take place between January 1 and December 31 of the year following the application deadline.
Requirements
The applicant must be a Framingham resident, a Framingham-based organization, or a partnership that includes a Framingham-based organization. In the latter case, the application will be more favorably considered if the Framingham partner provides a letter that confirms the partnership and substantiates the value of the project to Framingham residents.
For more information, visit Mass Cultural Council.