In order to apply for an LCC grant, applicants must meet all eligibility and criteria requirements of the LCC Program.
For more detailed information, refer to the full LCC Program Guidelines (PDF).
Amount Available for Granting in FY
2020
(Information not yet available)
The Amesbury Cultural Council is interested in funding projects that impact Amesbury residents. When reviewing proposals of equal merit, priority is given to local artists and institutions. Since we usually receive 30+ applications, we favor those which are clearly written, correctly filled out and do not provide more information than asked for.
Submission Guidelines:
• We prefer that applicants complete an online application. However, this year we will continue to accept paper applications as well. Paper application forms may be provided by the council upon request. We ask that all applicants submitting printed applications provide 1 original + 9 copies (filled out completely).
• Only submit 1 set of additional materials, brochures, cds, etc.
• Applicants may submit more than one proposal for consideration, however we generally only fund one project per applicant.
• In general, we favor variety and only fund one project per performer/artist/educator, etc. We suggest that organizations work with the performer/artist/educator who will be executing the program to make sure he/she is not submitting competing proposals with other other local organizations/institutions.
Priorities:
We primarily focus on the Massachusetts Cultural Council's criteria, including Quality, Originality & Creativity, Community Benefit, Planning and Budget. Please view our scoring sheet for details: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-ao0tefY_VTQ3NUSXpZbG5UVXM/view?usp=sharing
In addition, the Amesbury Cultural Council will evaluate projects with added emphasis on the following criteria:
• Projects/events which take place in Amesbury Projects/events in which the artist is from Amesbury
• New projects are given priority over recurring events
• Public art projects/permanent art in Amesbury is given priority over a one-time event
• Events shall have a venue and/or sponsor designated in the application. Please include a letter of support from the venue where you would like to hold your project. Proposals from artists, etc, who have not made an agreement with a specific local venue or organization prior to applying will not be considered for funding.*
*Applicants are encouraged to review the local cultural resources on our website (http://www.amesburyculturalcouncil.org/localculturalresources) prior to applying if you have an idea but no venue.
Field Trips:
We welcome field trip applications. As part of your submission, please make sure to describe how you will integrate this field trip into classroom activities. The ACC gives preference to field trip requests that clearly relate to classroom curriculum.
Additional Field Trip Guidelines:
• Generally, no more than 15% of our allotted budget will be used to fund field trips. Field trips will be rated against other field trips, with an eye towards impacting as many students as possible.
• The ACC retains the right to change funding percentages when the ACC deems appropriate, based on number of applicants, etc.
• The specific date of the performance/event should be stated, and if it is not available, information should be given explaining when the date will be set.