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
2021
(Information not yet available)
Based on feedback from the community, grant funding will be prioritized based on the proposal review criteria listed below.
- Cultural Impact: Contribution to the cultural life of Brookline
- Potential: Projects that provide a clear benefit to the Brookline community beyond the specific activity funded
- Target Audience: Projects that include diverse and underserved audiences
Application Guidelines – Please include the following in your plan of work:
- Specific Aims: Objectives clearly stated in list or summary form, with the project's benefit to the Brookline community in mind.
- Timeline and Confirmed Venue: Overview of key dates and venue: either the venue or the participating artist(s) must be Brookline based.
- Marketing Plan: How you plan to market and communicate your event.
- Project Description: Please be brief and clear.
- Budget: Clear indication of costs associated with the project and any funding beyond a grant from Brookline; if either the venue or performing artist(s) is/are not in or from Brookline, or if callaborating with separate Brookline artists, clearly delineate the cost(s) associated with the Brookline-based portion of the project.
- Note: Representation will be expected at the Commission's Spring Annual Grantee Reception. The date will be communicated at the time of the grant award notification.
Funding:
- Applicants may apply for funding projects that will be completed during the calendar year following the application deadline.
- Any individual or organization may be funded for a maximum of three consecutive years.
- There is no limit to the total number of grants provided to any individual or organization.
- Award funds will be available to the grantee as reimbursement for expenses based on receipts or other suitable forms of expense documentation
- Reimbursement cannot be provided until a written report describing the outcome of the project is submitted to the Brookline Commission for the Arts Administrator.
Supplemental materials or media: Please follow the on-line MCC application guidelines for links and PDF attachments. If applicants believe that additional materials are crucial to the fair review of their proposal, they may send attachments or links that are highly relevant to the proposal to the email address below prior to the grant deadline.
Brookline.MCC.grants@gmail.com
Applicants must indicate the project title and name of the applicant in the subject line of the email.