The Heath Cultural Council awards grants to approve, support, and lead a balanced variety of projects that benefit citizens of Heath.
Donor Name: Mass Cultural Council
State: Massachusetts
Town: Heath
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/17/2022
Size of the Grant: $5,500
Details:
The Heath Cultural Council is made up of at least five members who meet at least once annually to review applications for a variety of cultural projects and activities to take place in and around the Town of Heath, including exhibits, festivals, field trips, short-term artist residencies, performances, presentations for schools, workshops and lectures.
2023 Local Priorities
Priority will be given to:
- Applicants that have secured a local venue.
- Projects that serve their local community.
- In addition to the State Requirements, applications will be evaluated using the following criteria:
- How well the program meets their local priorities.
- Evidence of community partnership, support, and involvement.
- Evidence of a favorable track record and dedication of the applicant.
- Ability to augment their goal of offering diverse forms of cultural activities.
- Demonstrated financial need.
- Demonstrated planning.
Assuming that an application meets their general requirements and local priorities, they will also give additional special consideration to applicants or projects involving or benefiting under-served communities, including those that have been severely impacted by COVID-19.
Funding Information
Grant amount: $5,500
Eligibility Criteria
- Types of grants. A Local Cultural Council may approve grants for a broad range of projects and programs, such as operating support, ticket subsidies, field trips, artist residencies, public art, fellowships, community events/programs, site specific projects, and other activities, based on local priorities. Each Local Cultural Council determines its own local eligibility requirements based on a community engagement process.
- Program eligibility. Applicants may apply for grants for programs that take place during an 18-month window of eligibility from July 1, preceding the application deadline in October, through December 31 of the following year. This means that applicants may apply for projects that have already happened or which happen prior to grant announcements, with the knowledge that funding is not guaranteed. Local Cultural Councils are authorized to establish a smaller window of eligibility; if they do so, they must publish the eligible dates in their council guidelines.
- Applicant eligibility. Applicants must reside or be located in Massachusetts. Local Cultural Councils may accept applications from anyone included in the following list:
- Individuals
- Incorporated private nonprofit organizations
- Unincorporated associations that can establish a nonprofit objective
- Public schools, libraries, other municipal agencies, and the Local Cultural Council itself
- Religious organizations.
2023 Local Guidelines
- The Heath Cultural Council limits the number of applications to one per applicant per grant cycle.
- Their Council will consider capital expenditure requests.
- Grantees must publicly acknowledge the Heath Cultural Council as well as the Mass Cultural Council when executing their approved projects in order to meet reimbursement criteria.
For more information, visit MCC.
