The Rochester Cultural Council (RCC) will soon be accepting online applications from organizations, schools, and individuals for grants to support community-oriented arts, humanities, and science programs. If you have a great idea for bringing culturally enriching programming to the Rochester area and need funding to make it a reality, we can help. The online application window will be open from September 1 – October 15.
The Rochester Cultural Council is composed of a group of volunteers appointed by the Rochester Board of Selectmen. Our mission is to promote excellence, access, and diversity in the arts, humanities, and sciences in order to enhance the quality of life in the Rochester community. The Council strives to achieve these goals through the funding of local programs with grants awarded by the Mass Cultural Council; massculturalcouncil.org. Special priority is given to non-profit applicants from Rochester and to surrounding community projects that would substantially enrich Rochester. Inspiration may include programs such as school field trips, afterschool programs, concerts, festivals, lectures, theater, dance, music, and film. LCC projects may take place in schools, community centers, libraries, elder care facilities, town halls, parks, and wherever communities come together.
The RCC is a part of the Local Cultural Council (LCC) Program, which is the largest grassroots cultural funding network in the nation supporting thousands of community-based projects in the arts, humanities, and sciences annually. This program is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency that yearly awards local councils more than $3 million in grants to more than 5,000 cultural programs statewide.
Please be sure to check our website, www.townofrochestermass.com/cultural-council, or Facebook page, www.facebook.com/rochestermaculturalcouncil, for updates and more information on the application process as the window draws near.
To contact the RCC directly with questions, or to become an RCC member, please email us at rochesterculturalcouncil@gmail.com.