The Mid-Cape Cultural Council is pleased to announce the availability of funding to support arts, humanities and interpretive sciences to benefit people in the towns of Barnstable and Yarmouth.
Donor Name: Mass Cultural Council
State: Massachusetts
Town: Barnstable and Yarmouth
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/17/2022
Size of the Grant: $1,500
Details:
The Mid-Cape Cultural Council promotes and supports the arts, humanities and interpretive sciences to benefit people in the towns of Barnstable and Yarmouth. They welcome any community-based, cultural proposal benefiting either or both of the towns they serve, particularly community programs that build awareness of local heritage, multi-cultural awareness, natural resources or arts, e.g. public art, festivals or concerts. They encourage proposals that are innovative, result from collaborations among individuals or organizations, leverage additional funds from other sources, and fill a cultural need of the Mid-Cape region.
Local Priorities
The Mid-Cape Cultural Council is charged with gathering input from the communities of Barnstable and Yarmouth to determine local priorities for funding. This year the Council will prioritize funding for
- Community-wide gatherings, festivals, fairs, concerts, plays
- Children’s and school age programs
- Projects celebrating local history and cultural diversity
- Low cost or free cultural events
- Nature, science, environmental and education projects
Funding Information
- Generally, awards are not less than $250 or more than $1,500.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must reside or be located in Massachusetts. Local Cultural Councils may accept applications from anyone included in the following list:
- Individuals: Individual applicants must show that a public benefit results from the project for which they are applying. A public presentation of an individual’s work may provide the needed public benefit. Individual members of Local Cultural Councils may apply for funding from a Local Cultural Council but must observe all conflict-of-interest laws and regulations in the granting process. Local Cultural Councils may also establish their own rules regarding applications from council members as long as these are consistent with the state’s conflict of interest laws.
- Incorporated private nonprofit organizations.
- Unincorporated associations that can establish a nonprofit objective. A group of individuals coming together with a common purpose (e.g., local community band, theater group) that do not have nonprofit status.
- Public schools, libraries, other municipal agencies, and the Local Cultural Council itself.
- Religious organizations. Religious organizations or groups with a religious affiliation are eligible to apply for funding for cultural programming that is available to the general public. LCCs can only approve applications that are primarily cultural in their intent and do not have the effect of advancing religion.
For more information, visit Mass Cultural Council.