The
Boston Cultural Council (BCC) works under the Mayor's Office of Arts and
Culture to annually distribute funds allocated by the City of Boston and
the Mass Cultural Council for local arts, cultural, and creative
programming. The BCC is committed to funding small to mid-sized
organizations that demonstrate and promote cultural equity in the Boston
arts ecosystem.
The
deadline to apply for BCC grants is Friday, November 17, 2023, at 11:59
p.m. There will be drop-in virtual office hours on Tuesdays from 3 - 4 p.m.
every week from October 3, 2023 to November 14, 2023 for organizations
interested in learning more about the application process. More information
can be found at boston.gov/arts-grants.
Neighborhood
and Downtown Activation Grants
The
Neighborhood and Downtown Activation Grant is a grant designed to support
community-focused arts, cultural, and creative activations in public spaces
that foster joy and strengthen community wellbeing across Boston
neighborhoods. Individuals, non profit organizations, collectives, fiscally
sponsored groups, and/or businesses working in partnership with community
organizations are eligible to apply.
There
is a total of $5 million available in this fund that will be distributed
over multiple rounds of rolling applications. Grant sizes are dependent on
the scale and type of activation:
·
Cultural Festival: $5,000, one
time grant
·
Small-Scale Activation: Less than
$20,000, one time grant
·
Mid-Scale Activation: Less than
$50,000, one time grant
·
Large-Scale Activation: $50,000 -
$100,000, multiyear and one time grant
·
Multiyear Activation: $100,000 -
$400,000 multiyear, up to 3 years
The
Neighborhood and Downtown Activation Grants are supported by funding from
the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and Boston Planning and Development
Public Impact Contribution Funds.
The
deadline to apply for round two of the Neighborhood and Downtown Activation
Grants is October 31, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. More information can be found
at boston.gov/neighborhood-and-downtown-activation-grant.
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