Framingham Cultural Council Accepting 2021 Grant Applications

The following is a press release from the Framingham Cultural Council submitted to SOURCE media.

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FRAMINGHAM – The Framingham Cultural Council awards grants to private and public/municipal organizations, and individuals for cultural projects that benefit Framingham residents. Funds for these projects are made available from the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) and from donations.

The Cultural Council Grants fund a variety of cultural projects and activities in Framingham. These include but are not limited to exhibits, workshops, lectures, festivals, or performances in schools, and field trip grants which provide subsidies for school-age children to attend cultural field trips. The
program or project must be completed within calendar year 2021.

Some previously funded projects include: Framingham Library Summer Concert Series, Callahan Senior Center Cultural Art Series, a Hispanic/American Festival, and field trip tours to Museum of Fine Arts and Museum of Science.

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Last year’s we awarded 42 grants totaling $47,800.

Cultural Council grant applications must be received by November 16, 2020 by 11:59 p.m. EST

Award Letters will be emailed in January, 2021.

What project do you have that you would like funding support? Get more information about the Local
Cultural Council (LCC) programs online at http://www.mass-culture.org/lcc_public.aspx

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The Framingham Cultural Council Grant Requirements are shown on the Council Priorities tab on
the page https://www.mass-culture.org/Framingham

Attend a grant workshop on Wednesday, October 21, 7 p.m. on Zoom.

See the agenda for the meeting at https://tinyurl.com/FCC-10-21-2020-Meeting

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If you have a technical issue or a question about the online application, you may contact the help desk
at 617-858-2721.

Questions can be sent to the Framcultural@aol.com email address or by leaving a message at 508-532- 5440 or posting on our Facebook feed at
https://www.facebook.com/FraminghamCulturalCouncil.