The Southbridge Cultural Council is pleased to announce the availability of grants to support diversified programs in the arts, humanities and interpretive sciences for the cultural benefit and well-being of the citizens of Southbridge.
Donor Name: Mass Cultural Council
State: Massachusetts
City: Southbridge
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/17/2022
Size of the Grant: $23,700
Details:
Their mission is to support diversified programs in the arts, humanities and interpretive sciences for the cultural benefit and well-being of the citizens of Southbridge, first and foremost.
Local Priorities
The Southbridge Cultural Council priorities for new applications include (with no order of importance) the following categories: Southbridge applicants (individuals), artists, performers, private non-profit organizations, schools, library or other non-profit public agencies, religious groups, and applicants from other parts of the state are all considered with the same criteria restrictions of MCC and that of the Southbridge Cultural Council for compliance. New applicants, art forms or humanities programs that are under-represented in the community and any new applicants with new projects interested in promoting cultural diversity in the community (Southbridge) are all considered.
Funding Information
- Amount: $23,700
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.
