The is Dover Cultural Council is seeking applications for its grant program intended to enhance the quality of life and contribute to the cultural vitality of Dover.
Donor Name: Mass Cultural Council
State: Massachusetts
Town: Dover
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/17/2022
Size of the Grant: $5,500
Grant Duration: 12 Months
Details:
The DCC annually awards grants that bring cultural enrichment to Dover residents through performances, exhibits, education programs, and demonstrations. These grants are intended to enhance the quality of life and contribute to the cultural vitality of Dover.
Local Priorities
To be eligible for funding, programs must:
- Take place in Dover
- Target a Dover audience
- Have demonstrated support from the Dover Community (e.g. a Dover sponsor)
- Take place during the Council’s current fiscal year (January 1 – December 31 of the applicable grant cycle)
- All applicants must comply with Covid-19 regulations of the Town of Dover and State of Massachusetts
Priority will be given to programs that:
- have a track record to which the Council can refer in evaluating the program
- comprehensive planning and marketing strategy
- have secured a date and venue for program events
- are educational and/or are of cultural significance
- impact a significant or large part of the Dover community
- have a financial need or no alternative source of funding
- are original and/or new to the Dover community (e.g. not a repeat program)
Funding Information
- Amount: $5,500
- Grant funds must be used within 12 months of the date of the grant approval notification letter.
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.
