The Chicopee Cultural Council seeks to fund programs that will benefit the residents of Chicopee while providing a balance in the types of programs offered and the audiences served. Some of the programs funded by the Council include concerts, art exhibits, theatre productions, writing and painting workshops, festivals, speakers, and field trips for school-age children.
The Council has 12 members and two ex officio members:
Eleanor Gay, Chair; Susan Morando McAndrew, Vice Chair;
Ann Fitzgerald, Treasurer; Sharon Jacobson-Deragon, Secretary;
Michael Baron, Ronald Czelusniak,
Barbara Dumont, Ellen Farley,
Ian Ghanni, Chung Liu,
Charlene Murphy, Hope Quinlan,
John Dumont, Ex officio; Carl Stoy, Ex officio
News & Events
The Chicopee Cultural Council is hosting a reception to honor its 2012 and 2013 grant recipients on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Polish Center for Discovery and Learning, 33 South Street, Chicopee. The public is welcome. RSVP to 413-658-5762 by May 14.
The postmark deadline for all grant applications is Oct. 15, 2013. Applications can be downloaded on this website. Please send fourteen (14) copies of the LCC grant application to Chicopee Cultural Council, P.O. Box 888, Chicopee, MA 01021.
An interview meeting of grant applicants is scheduled on Oct. 23, 2013 at 6 PM in the Chicopee Library Community Room, 449 Front Street to allow Council members to ask questions that may have arisen after reading the grant applications. All grant applicants should make every effort to attend this meeting.
A public input meeting is scheduled on August 21, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. at the Library. All are welcome.
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Amount Available for Granting in FY 2013
$27,787
Applications for field trips are accepted. (Formerly known as PASS applications.)
LCC Program Guidelines (PDF)
The postmark deadline for applications is October 15
Funding Priorities
• First Time applicants with limited resources
• Projects supporting the work of local artists
• Quality projects that benefit Chicopee residents
• Innovative, creative projects
• Collaborative projects
Local Guidelines
1. Only Massachusetts residents can apply for a grant. The Project MUST be done in Chicopee and benefit Chicopee residents.
2. All applications must be typewritten and signed by applicant. All guidelines MUST be addressed in project applications. Date and place of the event must be included.
3. Public programs must be held in buildings accessible to people with disabilities.
4. .Applicants applying to more than one cultural council (LCC) for an event must attach a separate sheet with the names of those LCC's and the amount requested from each.
5. Submit fourteen (14) copies of LCC grant applications to Chicopee Cultural Council, P.O. Box 888, Chicopee, MA 01021. Applications must be postmarked by October 15, 2013 or they will not be considered.
6. Schools, Community and Civic Organizations in Chicopee may apply for field trip grants for school age children (formerly PASS Grants). Submit fourteen (14) copies of the field trip grant application. Applications must be postmarked by October 15, 2013 in order to be considered. Transportation and chaperone tickets are NOT provided in the grant.
7. LCC projects must take place between January 1 and December 31, 2014.
8. All grant applicants (or a representative) should attend an interview meeting with the Council on Oct. 23, 2013 at Chicopee Public Library, 449 Front Street, at 6 PM.
9. Information about meetings is provided on Chicopee TV Channel 5 and in local newspapers.
10. The Council should receive its funding from the Massachusetts Cultural Council in January and will contact applicants about awarded amounts.
11. If you have any questions or need assistance in completing your application, please e-mail chicopeeculturalcouncil@yahoo.com. or call one of the following Council members: Chairperson Eleanor Gay (413) 592-6924 or Treasurer Ann Fitzgerald (413) 593-3888.