The Natick Cultural Council awards grants to promote excellence, education, and diversity in the arts, humanities and interpretative sciences to improve the quality of life for Natick residents.
Donor Name: Mass Cultural Council
State: Massachusetts
Town: Natick
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/17/2022
Size of the Grant: $14,300
Details:
The Council awards grants based on the cultural needs of the community, as assessed by Council members with input from the community.
2023 Local Priorities
This year (2022-2023) the council will prioritize the following projects:
- Projects related to the arts, humanities, and sciences, which are specified by the Massachusetts Cultural Council as follows:
- Arts refer to the creation of work in the crafts and performing, visual, media, folk, design, literary, and inter-disciplinary arts. In addition, they also include the presentation and preservation of, and education about works in these disciplines.
- Humanities are types of learning that deal with human values and aspirations, human thought and culture, language, and creativity. Examples include, but are not limited to, history, social studies, philosophy, criticism, and literature.
- Sciences are types of learning that deal with nature, science, and technology in ways that explain how they relate to people’s lives. Some organizations that conduct this type of activity include aquariums, botanical gardens, nature centers, natural history museums, planetariums, and science centers.
- Projects that support Natick-based artists.
- If the project is an event, preference will be given to projects that have a date, time, and venue (virtual or actual).
- The projects, performances, and activities may be conducted in-person following the state guidelines for COVID-19 or online. Preference will be given to projects that are well planned and meet the council priorities.
Funding Information
Grant amount: $14,300
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.
