The Wareham Cultural Council helps fund community-based programs in the arts, humanities and sciences.
Donor Name: Mass Cultural Council
State: Massachusetts
Town: Waltham
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/17/2022
Size of the Grant: $12,500
Details:
Local Priorities
The Wareham Cultural Council develops funding priorities based on results from their community input survey and strategic discussions at their local meetings. They review a wide range of proposals that are not all within the town of Wareham, so they use their priorities and guidelines to support their funding decisions. The Wareham Cultural Council will give priority to:
- Grants that serve community events within the town of Wareham
- Projects that serve teens, seniors, and families.
- Projects that focus on cultural equity, diversity, and inclusion
- Projects that support musical endeavors and environmental sciences.
Funding Information
- Amount: $12,500
Local Guidelines
In addition to the state criteria, applications will be evaluated using the following review criteria:
- How well the program meets the local priorities, including its support of the Arts, Humanities, or Sciences.
- How well the program supports the town of Wareham.
- The means by which the program promotes access to the diverse cultural needs of their town.
- Financial need
- Clear and focused planning written in the grant proposal
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.