Applications for 2011 are available by September 15, 2011 for the October 15, 2011 deadline. Please note our Chatham Cultural Council Guidelines below: Note: Successful applicants must agree to have their event or program attended by a Chatham Cultural Council representative and any participants photographed for the local papers.   Amount Available for Granting This Year: About $14,000 Funding Priorities: Local cultural enrichment for town of Chatham is our first priority. We encourage partnerships with other towns as long as Chatham residents benefit. Also please keep in mind that we do not fund the same project more than three times. Our annual Community Grant Writing and Guidelines Workshop: The Chatham Cultural Council, part of a network of local cultural councils across the state, is funded annually by a legislative appropriation from the Massachusetts Cultural Council for a cross-section of community-based projects in the arts, sciences and humanities. In Chatham, additional monies are also provided by the Town of Chatham, and through the generous donations of Chatham’s citizens. The deadline for grant applications to the Chatham Cultural Council is October 15, 2011. To assist applicants in preparing an effective funding proposal, the Council is again presenting a Grant Writing & Guidelines Workshop on Saturday, September 25, 2011, at the Chatham Eldredge Library from 10:30 to 12:30. Grant applications will be available in the Town Hall lobby and the Eldredge Public Library after September 15th. Application forms can be found online at www.chathamculturalcouncil.org or at the Massachusetts Cultural Council website www.massculturalcouncil.org/applications/lccapp.html.org, where complete information about grant programs is available. Applications aimed at local schools must contain evidence that the applicant or organization has contacted the school, providing a contact name and letter of support. To expedite the Council’s review process, applicants are asked to provide one original, and 11 review copies. Applications must be mailed to the Chatham Cultural Council, Chatham Town Office, 549 Main Street, Chatham, MA 02633, or delivered by hand to Town Hall. Applications must be postmarked no later than October 15th. Emailed applications are not accepted. Applications are no longer accepted outside this grant cycle. To see a selection of our past successful grant applications click here. Local Chatham Cultural Council Guidelines: For the grant applications due October 15, applicants are asked to provide one original plus the number of review copies needed for the Council members (currently 15). This change will expedite the Council’s review process and save the time and cost of duplicating some 30-odd applications. Applications aimed to local schools must provide evidence that the applicant or applicant organization has contacted the school or teachers and provide name of this contact and letter of support.  In addition, events to be given to benefit the community of Chatham must include planning strategy for a specific venue. Whenever possible, activities funded by local cultural councils should be available to the general public by exhibit, performance, demonstration, reading, or other means. Individual applicants must show that a public benefit results from the project for which they are applying. Although LCC funds cannot be used to support activities that benefit only the individual applicant, a public presentation of an individual's work may provide the needed public benefit.      Also check for updates at the MCC