Applications are now open for the Leicester Arts Council Grant program seeks to enrich community by supporting the work of local artists and organizations offering a variety of cultural programs, classes and events in the arts, humanities and interpretive sciences. Supported programs promote access, education, diversity and excellence.
Donor Name: Mass Cultural Council
State: Massachusetts
Town: Leicester
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/17/2022
Size of the Grant: $11,300
Details:
2023 Local Priorities
- The Leicester Arts Council does not fund travel, food or beverage expenses.
- Program quality and benefit to the community are major considerations in all grant decisions.
- The LAC gives priority to well-planned, locally generated applications, to applications with letters of community support, and to applications with pre-scheduled venues.
- The LAC encourages applicants to provide information: press releases, brochures, letters of support. Maximum three pages.
Funding Information
Grant amount: $11,300.
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 purpose of the Leicester Arts Council (LAC) is to support enriching public programs for community in the arts, humanities and interpretive sciences that promote access, education, diversity, and excellence.
- Local grant funds should add to existing programs and not be used to replace existing funds.
- The LAC encourages applicants to seek funding from a variety of sources rather than depending solely on council funding for projects.
- Application forms are available online.
- If you have any questions about filling out the application, contact an LAC member for help.
- Applicants will be logged in order of receipt by the LAC, and applications will be checked to make sure they are complete. When possible, applicants will be notified of deficiencies.
For more information, visit MCC.
