The Billerica Cultural Council awards grants to support community-based projects and activities in the arts, humanities and interpretive sciences to benefit the residents of Billerica.
Donor Name: Mass Cultural Council
State: Massachusetts
Town: Billerica
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/17/2022
Size of the Grant: $24,600
Details:
Purpose
They are a group of interested residents whose purpose is to support community-based projects and activities in the arts, humanities and interpretive sciences to benefit the residents of Billerica. They are appointed by the Board of Selectmen to dispense public funding allocated by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. They are responsible for informing the public about the availability of public funding for cultural projects and for reviewing and approving applications. The budget of the MCC is determined annually by the state Legislature.
2023 Local Priorities
The state’s review criteria are:
- Support for the arts, humanities, and/or interpretive sciences
- Public benefit
- No substitution
- Non-discrimination
In addition to the above state criteria, Billerica Cultural Council’s review criteria are:
- Priority will be given to grant applications that benefit the residents of the Town of Billerica.
- Priority will be given to grant applications that have a definitive plan or timeline.
- The Billerica Cultural Council encourages collaboration with local partners or organizations.
- Funding will be prioritized for artist fees directly related to the project, salaries or wages directly related to the project, space rental, marketing or promotional expenses directly related to the project, project supplies and materials including performance or other production costs, project-related curriculum materials.
- The Billerica Cultural Council encourages diversity and variety in program offerings. They encourage multi-generational, multi-cultural, and/or multi-modal projects.
Funding Information
Grant Duration: $24,600.
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.
