The Chester Cultural Council is accepting applications for its grant program to promote the cultural activities of Chester and the Hill towns of Western Mass.
Donor Name: Mass Cultural Council
State: Massachusetts
Town: Chester
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/17/2022
Size of the Grant: $5,500
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The Chester Cultural Council aims to serve and promote the cultural activities of Chester and the Hill towns of Western Mass.
Priorities
All grants are subject to the following conditions. Failure to comply may jeopardize full payment of the grant award:
- Projects must demonstrate their relationship to the town.
- Projects must be completed within one year of the date of the final written notice of grant award approved locally and by the state.
- Events/activities must be held in physically accessible facilities.
- Payments are on a reimbursement basis after the project is completed. Payment requests must document expenses with invoices, canceled checks, receipts and/or contracts.
- All applications must be typed.
- In all published materials and announcements regarding the activities supported by LCC funds, the sponsoring group or individual must acknowledge this support with a written and/or verbal credit statement or by using the MCC logo.
Funding Information
- Amount: $5,500
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.
