The Buckland Cultural Council awards grants to support the cultural offerings of the area for a wide age range of people including seniors and youth, and to improve the quality of life for students in, residents of, and visitors to West County.
Donor Name: Mass Cultural Council
State: Massachusetts
Town: Buckland
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/17/2022
Size of the Grant: $5,500
Details:
Buckland Cultural Council funds West County arts and humanities projects and events through small but meaningful grants to artists and presenters.
2023 Local Priorities
- Local Cultural Councils grant monies provided by the Massachusetts Cultural Council to fund art, science and humanities projects, performances, and activities.
- The Buckland Cultural Council gives priority to projects that:
- Have venues in the area or a local connection
- Focus on local history
- Are culturally diverse, historically inclusive, and bring focus to underrepresented groups
- Educate the community in the arts, humanities, and/or natural sciences
- Reach a wide age range of participants/audiences including youth, school groups, and/or seniors
- Reach a large number of residents and are relatively inexpensive to attend
- Include collaborations among arts organizations, schools, libraries, and humanitarian organizations
- They believe will be of interest to the residents.
If you have a culturally enriching idea, you are encouraged to apply!
Funding Information
Grant amount: $5,500
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.
