The Boxford Cultural Council is a community organization supported through funding from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. The BCC is seeking applications for its grant program to build a strong community and a thriving educational system.
Donor Name: Massachusetts Cultural Council
State: Massachusetts
Town: Boxford
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/17/2022
Size of the Grant: $6,000
Details:
Their primary objective is to develop and fund projects that weave these elements into the fabric of community. The BCC actively encourages local artisans, musicians, teachers and school organizations to submit grants for consideration to the Cultural Council.
2023 Local Priorities
Considering the fluidity of CoVid-19 circumstances, applicants for in-person programs will need to contact the hosting venue & determine how state CoVid-19 guidelines for spacing, masks, & size of group will be addressed. The date for the Project needs to be determined & stated in the application. It should be understood by the grant applicant & hosting venue that a program might have to be rescheduled if the venue is closed due to Covid-19.
For this reason, applicants who intend to comply with all CoVid-19 guidelines as determined by the Boxford Board of Health, AND applicants who are able to provide their program online (via Zoom), outdoors, or using a lower risk delivery option will be given priority in the selection process for 2022 grant awards. All grant submissions must include a letter from the hosting venue stating the date and time of the program(s) for which the application is being submitted, and their willingness to host the program. Because of spacing requirements, most programs will require preregistration.
Preference will be given, but not limited to, local grant applicants (“local” meaning those who live in Boxford or surrounding communities). The project must serve Boxford residents. All grant awards are contingent to 2022 state budget allocations for local cultural councils through MCC.
Funding Information
Grant amount: $6,000
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.
2023 Local Guidelines
- In-person events that require a venue, must including specific date(s) & times for your program/project. Indicate the name of the sponsoring/hosting organization and specify the contact person on your grant application. Please include with your application, a letter of support from your hosting organization for the project & venue. Applications for programs requiring a venue that do not specify host/sponsor and/or arrangements for the venue & date of performance/service will be automatically denied.
- Applicant must credit the Boxford Cultural Council & the Mass Arts Council on all advertising, promotion materials and on the day of the program. Grant applicants are responsible for all promotion of their event with the collaboration of the venue or organization, (i.e., Library, Council for Aging, School, Church, Community Center, etc.)
For more information, visit MCC.
