Lincoln Cultural Council

Amount Available for Granting in FY 2011

(information not yet available)

PASS applications are accepted.

LCC Program Guidelines (PDF)

Funding Priorities

- Events and programs targeted to various age groups

- Programs focused on interpretive sciences as well as programs in the arts and humanities

- Applications which include a collaboration between and among artists and local institutions

- Programs that benefit Lincoln residents

- Lincoln-based applicants

- Applications which represent a diverse cross-section of events

- New programs (Local council funds are not intended to be used as the sole source of funding for projects of a continuing nature)

Please note that programs funded by the LCC for two years will have lower priority in subsequent years

The LCC is prohibited by the state’s non-dependency clause from funding a project at the same level three years in a row

Local Guidelines

What to include with your application:
· Specific information including when and where the proposed program will occur

· Back-up material including resumes, letters, press releases

· Accurate budget information (both the budgeting and the arithmetic) on page 2 of the application

· Original ink signature on the application (applications with reproduced or facsimile signatures will be disqualified)

· A signed copy of this policy statement to indicate you have read it and agree to comply

Additional factors that we consider:
· Artistic excellence

· Originality

· Maximum community/audience impact

· How this application fits with the total mix of funded applications

If your grant is approved, you must:
· Publicize the activity, program, or service within the Lincoln community.
Suggested approaches include:
o Event listings in local newspapers (Lincoln Journal, Boston Globe, etc.)
o Posters prominently displayed around town
o Targeted or town-wide mailings
o Minilink, PO Newsletter or Principals’ Newsletters for programs related to school-aged children
o Notices on the town’s local cable television channel
o Electronic mail
o Internet websites

· Include the required sponsorship notice and logo on any and all publicity, including, but not limited to those listed above
o “This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lincoln Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.”

· Hold the program in a location which is accessible and meets the ADA Title II requirements for integrated access for disabled persons
o If handicapped accessibility is not possible, discuss with your contact on the Lincoln Cultural Council to see if a modification is possible
§ Funding may be denied to programs not conducted in a handicapped accessible location which do not provide an opportunity for the LCC to address the problem.

Please note: Members of the LCC are volunteers who help applicants in an advisory role. They are happy to provide information and to point you in the right direction to ensure a successful event. They are not available to publicize your event, make arrangements for facilities or to provide other direct labor.

To get paid, you must:
· Submit your request for payment on the Massachusetts Cultural Council Local Cultural Council Reimbursement form for LCC and Pass Grants

· Include taxpayer ID number (Social Security number for an individual)

· Include applicable supporting documentation
o Receipts and/or invoices from performer, instructor, etc.
o Receipts and/or invoices for transportation associated with event
o Receipts and/or invoices for cost of space rental
o Statement from local organization certifying that the event occurred
o Documentation of publicity showing the inclusion of required acknowledgement statement

· Only expenses included in the originally submitted budget are eligible for reimbursement

Information about the Lincoln Cultural Council can be found at: www.lincolntown.org/depts/cultural.htm

Grant Applicants

• Tips for Grant Applicants
• LCC Grant Application
• PASS Grant Application (PDF, 35 KB)

Grant Recipients

• LCC Reimbursement Form
• Credit and Publicity Kit for LCC and PASS Grant Recipients
• Download an MCC Credit Logo

FY 2010

Name	Project	Discipline	Amount
Burgund, Halsey	Scapes: Sound Installation at DeCordova	Media Arts	$600
Clark, Richard	And Now Mark Twain	Humanities	$300
Concord Women's Chorus	American Women of Note	Music	$250
Discovery Museum	SMART (Sci-Math-Art) Gals Family Night	Science	$250
Lincoln Council on Aging	Guitar Songs from the Old Country	Music	$500
Lincoln Cultural Council	Travis Roy Talk at Brooks School	Humanities	$868
Lincoln Public Library	Jewels from the Town Archives	History	$500
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School	LS Dance Troupe	Dance	$400
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School	History Alive Presentation by Bernice Lewis	Humanities	$750
Rolfe, Wendy	Musical History Tour with the Flute	Music	$600