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
2021
(Information not yet available)
Northborough Cultural Council (NCC) Granting Priorities & Criteria
1. Priority is given to applicants located in Northborough and/or primarily serving the residents of Northborough.
2. Priority is given to applicants who have secured a local venue, preferably in Northborough or in surrounding communities. The venue should comply with ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) accessibility requirements.
3. Priority is given to applicants that specify a date for the project.
4. Priority is given to those projects that support the results of our most current community input survey (in no specific order):
Family oriented events,
Events for young adults,
Events and professional development programs enhancing art & music education at schools,
Events for individuals with disabilities,
Community-wide events,
Culturally diverse events, and
Programs presenting new ideas, expanding artistic variety & diversity.
5. NCC will also be using the following review criteria to evaluate applications:
Demonstrated planning
NCC grant funds cannot be the sole source of funding for the project
6. All applicants must follow the Northborough Cultural Council’s Guidelines for Grant Recipients in Response to Covid-19. Please check our town website frequently and/or email council members for the most current updates to these guidelines due to changing health metrics, governor’s orders, and/or new guidelines released by MCC. In this effort, we would like to remind our applicants that virtual event formats will also be accepted for funding consideration; and virtual events may become a necessity as dictated by health data.
7. All applications are to be submitted online at mass-culture.org.