Agawam Cultural Council
The Agawam Cultural Council is an all-volunteer local partner of the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency, and is funded, in part, by the MCC.
The ACC is charged with advancing the Arts in our community by dispersing state-provided monies via a grant application process. In addition, utilizing funds from our own fundraising efforts — including freewill audience donations — we have made it our mission to present a range of engaging, entertaining, and educational events open to audiences of all ages
from Agawam and the surrounding communities.
Contact
Bob Kadis
agawamcc@yahoo.com
413-789-4814
http://www.agawamcc.org/
Address
Town Hall
36 Main Street
Agawam, MA 01001-1837
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FY22 Allocation
$20,400
FY22 Local Priorities
Local Guidelines:
a) Applicants must have a local Partner / Venue in Agawam.
b) The Agawam Cultural Council will also entertain grant requests from schools and youth groups to cover ticket and transportation costs of field trips for school-age children.
c) The ACC will No Longer accept paper applications. All applications must be submitted online.
For an application form click on the “Apply Now” button.
FAQs:
Must applicant be a town resident? No
May institutions as well as individuals apply? Yes
Must the event be open to the public? Yes (Exceptions — such as schools or nursing homes.)
Must the project have a specified date? No
May the project have an estimated date? Yes
Must the project have a specified location or venue? Yes (Applications without an arranged venue will
go unfunded)
Is a letter of confirmation, support or intent from a sponsoring institution required? Yes
(for this purpose, “venue” and “institution” are interchangeable.)
Is a sample (or published review, etc.) of the artist’s work required? Yes
Must applicant or institutional representative be available to attend an ACC meeting after the submission period has closed, to answer questions about
the application that they submitted?
Yes
(If requested)
Additional guidelines: Questions should be sent to the ACC e-mail address at:
agawamcc@yahoo.com, or you may call ACC Chair Bob Kadis at (413) 789-4814, or send an e-mail directly to:
r.kadis@comcast.net
FY22 Local Guidelines
a) ACC Non-Dependency —
Because local council funding is not intended to be used as the sole source of funding for projects of a continuing nature, we encourage funding from other sources. In the first year of a particular program, we may elect to give a large grant. Over time, however, the percentage of the project budget coming from the ACC is expected to decrease. A good rule of thumb is that if the same project has been funded by the ACC at the same level for three years in a row, it violates the non-dependency criteria. When we say same project, we mean that the project has no differences or variations from year to year. A project may appear to be the same, but if it has a different theme, different people involved, or serves a different audience, it would not be considered to be the same project.
b) Applicants must have a Local Partner / Venue in Agawam.
c) Artists/applicants are not eligible during consecutive years.
d) The Agawam Cultural Council will also entertain grant requests to cover ticket and transportation costs for field trips for school-age children from schools and youth groups.
FAQ’s:
Must applicant be a town resident? No
May institutions as well as individuals apply? Yes
Should an applicant have a local or institutional sponsor? Yes
Must the event be open to the public? Yes (Exceptions — such as schools or nursing homes.)
Must the project have a specified date? No
May the project have an estimated date? Yes
Must the project have a specified location or venue? Yes (Applications without an arranged venue may go unfunded)
Is a letter of support from a sponsoring institution required? Yes
Is a sample of the artist’s work required? Yes
Are multiple copies of application form required? No (only 1 required to submit)
Are additional copies of supporting presenter’s resumes required? No (only 1 required)
Must applicant or institutional representative be available to attend an ACC meeting after October 15th to answer questions about the application that they submitted? Yes (If requested)
How Grant Recipients Are Paid
Reimbursement Grants
FY22 Funding List
| Name | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trevor Smith | Laugh for the Fun of it: Creating Healthy Lifestyles through Laughter | $250 |
| MUSIC Dance.edu | Hip Hop Dance Chair Exercise For Seniors! | $380 |
| Matt York | Songs and Stories - The Highwaymen | $450 |
| Andrew Harms | Folk, Jazz, and Film Music for Trumpet and Piano | $600 |
| Edward Wirt | New England Swing Orchestra Concert/Dance | $800 |
| Hilltown Families, Inc. | Hilltown Families Suggests | $50 |
| Authors and Artists Festival | Authors and Artists Festival | $250 |
| Antonia Moore | Financial Literacy Zines | $350 |
| Roger L. Tincknell | Elvis to the Everly Brothers | $360 |
| Roger L. Tincknell | Children's Songs and Singing Games | $500 |
| Chefiatou Tokou | Building a creative Mind through African Dance for individual Mental health and community growth | $1,000 |
| Benjamin J. Phelps School | Forest Park - Zoo On The Go | $350 |
| Benjamin J. Phelps School | Mad Science Assembly - Science Behind Superheroes | $355 |
| Valley Arts Mentors | Virtual Mentorship Program and Webinar Series | $300 |
| Clifford M. Granger Elementary School | Fourth Grade Reflection with Thousand Cranes Art | $500 |
| Agawam Rotary Club, Inc. | Holiday Concert with Richie Mitnick and Friends | $420 |
| Benjamin J. Phelps School | Prismatic Magic Laser Show - Spring Jam | $400 |
| Sevenars Concerts, Inc. | Sevenars 54th Anniversary Season | $700 |
| Benjamin J. Phelps School | Forest Park Zoo Field Trip & Discovery Program | $375 |
| Benjamin J. Phelps School | Storrowton Village - Look Back | $500 |
| Kenneth Longstreeth | FREE CONCERT BY JEFF GAVIOLI AND HIS BAD NEWS JAZZ AND BLUES ORCHESTRA FEATURING CINDY REED | $1,050 |
| Clifford M. Granger Elementary School | Forest Park Zoo On The Go | $500 |
| Clifford M. Granger Elementary School | Storrowton Look Back | $280 |
| The Captain Charles Leonard House, Inc. | 2021-2022 Program of Events | $3,500 |
| Judy Duffy | New England Mosaic Project | $600 |
| Agawam Coordinated Family & Community Engagement | Forest Park Zoo On The Go | $400 |
| Clifford M. Granger Elementary School | Earth Dome | $700 |
| Clifford M. Granger Elementary School | Bash the Trash Environmental Arts | $795 |
| Agawam Historical Association, Inc. | Large format archival storage | $2,500 |
| Jesse M. Green | CHAINSAWS, CHEESEBURGERS AND ROCK N' ROLL- LIVE! | $500 |
| Clifford M. Granger Elementary School | Smart and Responsible Choices School Assembly | $700 |
| Maurice Lindsay | Caribbean Connection | $850 |
| Gregory Maichack | The Jellyfish: How to Pastel Paint | $520 |
| Hubert Naggar | Spun & Blown Glass Demonstrations with Distribution of glass items. | $500 |
| Ceil Rossi | 3RD ANNUAL ARTS AND CRAFTS FESTIVAL | $1,000 |
