Malden Announces Funding Availability For Cultural Programs

MALDEN, MA — The Malden Cultural Council is inviting organizations, schools and individuals to apply for grants that support local cultural activities. The application period opens Oct. 1 and runs until Nov. 16.

These grants may support a variety of projects and activities that advance the arts, humanities and sciences, including exhibits, festivals, field trips, short-term artist residencies, performances in schools, workshops and lectures.

The Malden Cultural Council is part of a network of 329 Local Cultural Councils (LCCs) serving every city and town in the Commonwealth. Led by municipally appointed volunteers, LCCs award over $3 million every year, supporting more than 5,000 cultural programs that include everything from field trips to lectures, festivals, and dance performances.

The state legislature provides an annual appropriation to the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency, which then allocates funds to each community. Last year, the Malden Cultural Council distributed more than $30,000 in grants. Examples of previously funded projects include: The Filipino Festival, Fellsmere Pond Lantern Walk, Malden Dance Mile, National Society of Black Engineers and International Women's Day Celebrations.

For local guidelines and complete information on the funding priorities of the Malden Cultural Council, please visit: https://www.mass-culture.org/Malden or contact Erga Pierrette and Mark Linehan at malden.cultural@gmail.com.

Application forms and additional information about the Local Cultural Council Program are available online at: http://bit.ly/2Lbv5jh or https://www.mass-culture.org/lcc_public.aspx.