LCC Program Information - About Your LCC

Thank you for your interest in the North Reading Cultural Council and grants available for the upcoming year (FY2017). Please review our local priorities and contact us should you have any questions. Members of the Council are planning to be at North Reading's 22nd Annual Apple Festival again this year, at least from the hours of 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. should you wish to ask any questions in person. The Festival is scheduled for Saturday, September 17. If it is canceled due to rain, unfortunately we will not be able to attend the re-scheduled time. Please email or call us then.

email NRCulturalCouncil@gmail.com

North Reading Cultural Council North Reading Town Hall North Reading, MA 01864-1234 978/808-6731

In order to apply for an LCC grant, applicants must meet all eligibility and criteria requirements of the LCC Program.

For more detailed information, refer to the full LCC Program Guidelines (PDF).

Amount Available for Granting in FY 2017

$8,071

FUNDING PRIORITIES For each submitted application that meets the state's eligibility requirements and criteria for funding, the Council will use the following to further compare and assess each project's merit against others in the year's application pool: (1) top priority will be given to applications in which the applicant is a resident of North Reading or is collaborating with North Reading sponsors. For the latter, a letter from the North Reading sponsor, indicating their support for / role in the project, is to be included with the application at the same time it is submitted. (2) applications with project dates defined as clearly as they can be will be favored. (3) favor will be given to projects reaching under-served populations in North Reading. (4) when reviewing school-based applications, favor will be given to projects when they clearly articulate how the project works to enhance the school’s curriculum. (5) in order to fund broadly within the community as recommended by the state council; repeat applicants and programs will be given a lower priority. (6) projects that reach a cross-section of generations in North Reading will be favored when possible; additionally the size of the intended audience will be taken into account. SUBMISSION DETAILS There are many details in a grant application. Please pay particular attention to the quality of what is submitted and that the below guidelines have been taken into account. (1) When submitting grant applications, be aware of the project dates. Only projects to occur within the upcoming calendar year (January 1 to December 31) will be considered. Projects for the current calendar year cannot be considered. (2) Accuracy and thoroughness are important; read the questions carefully and answer them completely. Be sure to double check all dollar numbers and be sure they make sense. (3) The Council does partially fund projects. We strongly suggest that you seek alternate sources of support to supplement your grant. (4) In addition to ONLINE APPLICATIONS which are new this year (FY2017), WE ARE ACCEPTING paper applications this year. Remember, any paper applications must be mailed to the NRCC at North Reading Town Hall, 235 North Street, North Reading, MA 01864 and must be postmarked by October 17, 2016. If you are dropping off to the Town Hall in person, it must be there by the time the Hall closes on the 17th. (5) Only one copy of your materials is needed when submitting on paper. (6) When submitting an application online, if you run out of space and would like to send supplemental materials, you may do so in print and mail to the Town Hall address listed above. Supplemental materials must be postmarked or dropped off by the same October 17 deadline.

An online application will be available September 1.

FY 2017

Name	Amount
Danielle Masterson	$299
Delvena Theatre Company	$525
E. E. Little School PTO	$818
Friends of Hornet Productions	$1,000
Hatton, Mary	$819
Jobst, Lisa	$1,000
Maichack, Gregory	$485
Newman, Howie	$350
North Reading Middle School Parents Association	$525
North Reading Parents' Association	$750
North Suburban Child & Family Resource Network	$500
Northeast MA Youth Orchestras, Inc.	$500
The Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild, Inc.	$500

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Amount Available for Granting in FY 2017