North Andover Cultural Council Seeks Funding Proposals with Deadline of Oct 16th, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: September 12, 2017

Contact: North Andover Cultural Council, Anna Choi

Phone: 978.618.1836

E-mail: northandovercultural@gmail.com

NORTH ANDOVER CULTURAL COUNCIL SEEKS FUNDING PROPOSALS

Proposals for community-oriented arts, humanities, and science programs are due Monday, October 16, 2017.

The North Andover Cultural Council has set October 16, 2017 11:59 PM as deadline for online submission for organizations, schools and individuals to apply for grants that support cultural activities in the community.

IMPORTANT CHANGE: The North Andover Cultural Council is part of a new pilot program eliminating the requirement that awards made using the Mass Cultural Council allocation be reimbursement-based. During this pilot program, we will be making grant money available in full to grantees once their projects are approved. If you are awarded a grant, you will be required to submit a final report to the North Andover Cultural Council upon completion of your program. For guidelines on this Pilot program, please go to; http://www.massculturalcouncil.org/applications/lccguidelines_pilot.pdf

Please note that the Massachusetts Cultural Council has set up an online application submission process available at www.mass-culture.org. For questions and instructions on this new online process, please see http://www.massculturalcouncil.org/applications/lccapp.asp.. North Andover Cultural Council will evaluate candidates for grants that meet the deadline via this online submittal.

“The North Andover Cultural Council continues their practice of funding worthy arts and culture projects in the area and I look forward to seeing what emerges from this most recent call for submissions,” said State Senator Kathleen O’Connor Ives. According to Council spokesperson, Anna Choi, these grants can support a variety of artistic projects and activities in North Andover -- including exhibits, festivals, field trips, short-term artist residencies or performances in schools, workshops and lectures.

The North Andover Cultural Council is part of a network of 329 Local Cultural Councils serving all 351 cities and towns in the Commonwealth. The LCC Program is the largest grassroots cultural funding network in the nation, supporting thousands of community-based projects in the arts, sciences and humanities every year. The state legislature provides an annual appropriation to the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency, which then allocates funds to each community.

This year, the North Andover Cultural Council will distribute approximately $6000 in grants. Previously funded projects include: the Stevens Memorial Library, North Andover School Enrichment Council, and North Andover Council on Aging.

For North Andover Schools interested in receiving funding for field trip transportation costs, please visit http://www.massculturalcouncil.org/programs/bigyellow.asp. Big Yellow School Bus provides $200 grants to help schools meet the transportation costs of educational field trips to non-profit cultural institutions and activities in the arts, sciences, and humanities across Massachusetts

The public is also welcome to attend our first North Andover LCC meeting on Monday, September 25th at 6:45 at the Stevens Memorial Library for additional questions.

For specific guidelines and complete information about online application submittal, and more information about the Local Cultural Council Program, please visit https://www.mass-culture.org/North-Andover. For additional information not found on the website, please contact Anna Choi at northandovercultural@gmail.com.