From Erik Holmgren, Program Manager, Creative Youth Development, Mass Cultural Council
On August 8, 2022 the Mass Cultural Council launched the Cultural Sector Recovery Grants that include $51 million in funding for organizations and individuals across the commonwealth.
The funding is divided into two programs – one to support organizations whose primary mission is in the arts, humanities, or interpretive sciences and one to support individual artists, creatives, and gig workers to support recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and set a path for growth. Information about these programs is described below.
It is both our hope and our goal to reach as many individuals and organizations across the Commonwealth as we can. Each program prioritizes first time applicants, applicants that are located in cities and towns that are below the state’s median household income and below statewide educational attainment, and applicants that self-identify as led by and serving people of the global majority — Black, Indigenous, People of Color, Latinx, Asian, Native American, Pacific Islander, and all other ethnicities of color.
Please feel free to be in touch directly with me with any questions about the program or if there are any additional materials that would be helpful. You may also direct prospective applicants to me with any questions they may have about the program.
Cultural Sector Recovery Grants for Organizations
Cultural Sector Recovery Grants for Organizations offers unrestricted grants ranging from $5,000-$75,000 to Massachusetts cultural organizations, collectives, and businesses negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Mass Cultural Council proposes to award up to $36,080,000 in recovery grants to organizations through this program in Fiscal Year 2023.
Key dates:
Application opens: August 8, 2022
Information sessions: August 10 and August 11, 2022
Applicant support: Office hours (various days) and one-on-one support (various days) are available.
Application deadline: September 28, 2022
Awards finalized; email notifications sent: Late January 2023
Contracts sent: February 2023
Questions? Contact staff
Cultural Sector Recovery Grants for Individuals
Cultural Sector Recovery Grants for Individuals are unrestricted $5,000 grants to Massachusetts artists, creatives, and gig workers to support recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and set a path for growth.
The Agency expects to award a total of $15 million to 3,000 Massachusetts artists, creatives, and gig workers in FY23.
To apply for this grant, an applicant must be a full-year resident of Massachusetts, 18 years or older, and:
- An artist or cultural practitioner active in any artistic discipline or cultural tradition.
- A teaching artist/scientist/humanist.
- Or a cultural worker in the arts, humanities, or interpretive sciences.
In all cases, the individual’s work should be independent/self-employed.
Key dates:
Application opens: August 15, 2022
Information sessions: August 23 and October 6, 2022
Office hours: Various days
Application deadline: November 1, 2022
Awards finalized; email notifications sent: Late January 2023
Contracts sent: February 2023
Sincerely,
Erik Holmgren
he/him/his
Program Manager
Creative Youth Development
Mass Cultural Council
617.858.2731
10 St. James Avenue, 3rd Fl.
Boston, MA 02116
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