Town Of Reading: Apply Now For Reading Cultural Council Grants

Reading MA

22 September, 2021

6:25 AM

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Press release from the Town of Reading: September 21, 2021 Apply before end of the day on October 15, 2021. The Reading Cultural Council (RCC) encourages organizations interested in financial support for 2021-2022 community-oriented arts, humanities and science programs in Reading to submit an application for funding now. Projects should contribute to the cultural vitality of the Reading community and be performed at an accessible Reading venue (field trip projects excepted). Before submitting an application, please review the Reading Cultural Council's guidelines and priorities which are listed here: https://massculturalcouncil.org/local-council/reading/ When you are ready to apply, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the button that says, "Apply Now". That will take you to a page where you can register and log in to begin your application. This year, the Mass Cultural Council has migrated to a new Grants Management System. Most of the contents of your application remain the same, but some of the details have changed. On September 9, 2021 the MCC conducted a webinar with a walk-through of the new process. A recording of the webinar has been posted on the MassCulturalCouncil youtube channel,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD7mPcAroKI&t=4s Applications must be completed online and submitted before the end of the day on October 15, 2021. You can start an application and save it midway and return to complete and submit it later. Applicants will be invited to meet with the Reading Cultural Council in November to explain their project. Grant awards will be announced in January 2022. Because the demand for funds typically exceeds available funds, only one application will be accepted from each organization or applicant unless different constituencies are being served. Programs must have alternate sources of funding and guarantee they will run with only partial RCC funding. Grants are reimbursement-based, meaning the applicant organization expends its own money and if approved for a grant, submits paperwork for reimbursement. This press release was produced by the Town of Reading. The views expressed here are the author's own.