The Mass Cultural Council is now accepting applications for its Grants for Creative Individuals, a program to equitably advance creative expression throughout the Commonwealth’s diverse communities.
Donor Name: Mass Cultural Council
State: Massachusetts
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/28/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Grants for Creative Individuals Program mission is to equitably advance creativity throughout the Commonwealth with unrestricted grants to individuals who demonstrate achievement of creative expression and commitment to their artistic/cultural practice.
Funding Information
Grants will be $5,000, with no restrictions on use.
Eligibility Criteria
- They encourage you to apply if you are:
- An artist, culture bearer, or creative practitioner active in any artistic/creative discipline. For this program, the definition of “artist/culture bearer/creative practitioner” includes individuals whose creative expression is based in: community-based arts, crafts, dance, design, digital, film/video, folk/world/traditional arts, native/indigenous arts, literature, music, performance, photography, theater, and visual arts.
- AND you meet all the following requirements:
- You are 18 years of age or older.
- You are a full-year resident of Massachusetts for calendar year 2025 continuing through June 2026. This means you maintain your “legal residence” in Massachusetts, and you meet the definition of a “full-year resident”. Both terms are defined in the Massachusetts tax code.
- You are not currently enrolled at a college or university as a full-time undergraduate student or as a graduate student in the arts.
- You did not receive a Grants for Creative Individuals grant, Cultural Sector Recovery Grant, or a Traditional Arts Apprenticeship grant over $2,000 in 2023, 2024, or 2025.
- You are not a governor-appointed Mass Cultural Council member. Mass Cultural Council staff and family are likewise ineligible to apply.
For more information, visit Mass Cultural Council.
