Guidelines
Only online applications will be accepted, available from the Massachusetts Cultural Council website.
Applications must demonstrate:
Artistic and creative merit
Projects in the arts, humanities, and the interpretive sciences
Benefit to the Watertown community
Non-Discrimination.
Additional WCC priorities are below.
Eligibility
Types of grants Watertown Cultural Council grants support a broad range of projects and programs, such as operating support, ticket subsidies, field trips, artist residencies, public art, fellowships, community events/programs, site specific projects, and other activities.
Project timeline Applicants may apply for grants for programs that take place during an 18 month window of eligibility: between July 1, preceding the application deadline in October, through December 31 of the following year. Applicants may apply for projects that happen prior to Local Cultural Councils’ grant announcements, with the knowledge that funding is not guaranteed.
Applicants must reside or be located in Massachusetts. Applicants may be:
Individuals
Nonprofit organizations
Unincorporated associations with a nonprofit objective
Public schools, libraries, other municipal agencies, and the Local Cultural Council itself
Religious organizations.
More details about eligibility are available on the MCC website.
Previous recipients of WCC funding
WCC funding is not meant to provide ongoing support. Applicants are requested to identify prior funding from the WCC (Year; Project; Amount Awarded; and Amount Expended).