Mass Cultural Council’s Cultural Sector Recovery Grants for Individuals offers unrestricted grants of $5,000 to creatives and gig workers to support recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and set a path for growth.
Donor Name: Mass Cultural Council
State: Massachusetts
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/01/2022
Grant Size: $5,000
Details:
Funding Prioritization
Mass Cultural Council seeks to broaden and diversify the range of persons who benefit from its grant programs. To that end, it will seek to attract and provide funding under this program to persons that may not have been, or had a fair opportunity to be, beneficiaries of Mass Cultural Council programs. Prioritization will include the following:
- First-time applicants or applicants who have not received funding from Mass Cultural Council in the last six fiscal years.
- Applicants who have been historically under-funded by similar programs:
- People of the global majority — Black, Indigenous, People of Color, Latinx, Asian, Native American, Pacific Islander, and all other ethnicities of color.
- People who identify as Deaf or as having a disability.
- Applicants who are located in cities and towns that are below the state’s median household income and statewide educational attainment (the percentage of adults who have attained at least a bachelor’s degree).
Funding Information
Grants will be $5,000. If you already received a $1,000 or $1,500 COVID-19 Relief Fund for Individuals grant in FY20 or FY21 (including the GKV Foundation Assistance to Berkshire County Theater Professionals) your grant amount may be reduced to $4,000 or $3,500.
Eligibility Criteria
They encourage you to apply if you are:
- An artist or cultural practitioner active in any artistic discipline or cultural tradition. For this program, the definition of “artist” includes, but is not limited to, artists and culture bearers working in community-based arts, crafts, dance, design, digital, film/video, folk/world/traditional arts, literature, music, performance, photography, theater, and visual arts.
- A teaching artist, interpretive scientist or humanist. For this program, a “teaching artist/interpretive scientist/humanist” is an educator who works in schools, libraries, or other educational/community settings to promote cultural education for people of any age.
- A cultural worker in arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences. For this program, a “cultural worker” is an individual working in the arts and culture sector who may not identify as an “artist.” These individuals may be lighting technicians, art conservationists, editors, or frontline staff.
For more information, visit Mass Cultural Council.
