Grants

The Beverly Cultural Council is accepting applications for the 2008 Grant Cycle. The Beverly Cultural Council will fund projects in the arts, sciences, and humanities that have a direct, public benefit for residents of Beverly, MA. Projects should take place between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009. The deadline to apply is October 15, 2008 (postmarked) There will be a free, public Grants Information Session to help applicants develop their project ideas and answer any questions about their applications in September at in the Beverly Library’s Fogg Room, 32 Essex Street, Beverly, MA The Beverly Cultural Council has created detailed Application Guidelines & Instructions and announced their 2009 Funding Priorities.This document, along with the general and PASS application forms can be found on the web at... https://www.mass-culture.org/lcc_public_about.asp?sort1=A&sort2=D&coun_enum=29 Applications are also available at Beverly City Hall, 191 Cabot St., Beverly, MA. The purpose of the local and regional cultural councils is to support public programs that promote access, education, diversity and excellence in the arts, humanities and interpretive sciences in communities across the Commonwealth. The Local Cultural Council Program, the second largest grant program of the Massachusetts Cultural Council, is a grassroots complement to the agency's centralized grant programs. Allocations are made to all of Massachusetts' 351 cities and towns to support community cultural activities. The LCC Program is the most extensive system of its kind in the nation to support arts, sciences and humanities.