Application Instructions

The next postmark deadline is October 15, 2008.

MCC funds and manages a network of 329 Local Cultural Councils across the state, representing nearly every city and town in the Commonwealth. Each council awards money based on individual community cultural needs, assessed and set by council members. Applicants should apply directly to local councils. Funds given by LCCs may include project-specific grants and PASS grants, an admissions subsidy program for schoolchildren and youth groups.

• Before submitting your application to an LCC, please contact the LCC directly to inquire about their local guidelines.

• Please complete your application form, print it, sign it and mail it to the appropriate LCC. Emailed applications will not be accepted. DO NOT SEND THESE APPLICATIONS TO THE MCC.

• Application Forms are available as a PDF and a Microsoft Word document.

• If using the PDF version of the LCC Application, please note:
  • In order to open a PDF file, you will need to download the FREE Adobe Reader to your computer. Once Adobe Acrobat Reader is installed, you can open files stored in PDF format by double clicking the PDF file link.
    
    
  • To fill out the application, click in the field that you want to type in. You can use the tab key to move between fields or simply use your cursor and click in the desired area. Type your information into each field.
    
    If you are entering a description into a larger text box it will automatically wrap around and fit itself within the space provided. You will see this when you click on a different box or hit tab to get to the next box.
    
    When you have completed the application click on the "Save" icon and choose a destination on your computer where you would like to save your file.
    
    
• If using the Word version of the LCC Application, please note:
  • Type your answers into the shaded gray boxes on the form. When the box stops expanding you have reached the character limit for that field.

  • To move through the form use the "Tab" key. PLEASE DO NOT USE YOUR "RETURN" KEY. Using your return key will break up the formatting and make it difficult to read and evaluate your application!

  • If you have difficulty accessing or printing the Word version, use the PDF version instead.