The Blandford Cultural Council Grants support cultural programming that directly benefits the citizens of their town and its neighboring Hilltown communities.
Donor Name: Mass Cultural Council
State: Massachusetts
Town: Blandford
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/17/2022
Size of the Grant: $5,500
Details:
This programming includes: concerts, plays, art shows, library programs and classes in community and in-school and field trip cultural programming for the students at the Gateway Regional Schools.
2023 Local Priorities
The Blandford Cultural Council’s funding priorities:
- Supporting events and programming that directly benefit the citizens of Blandford
- Supporting cultural programming at Gateway Regional Schools
- Supporting existing Blandford cultural organizations.
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.
For more information, visit MCC.
