Hardwick-New Braintree Cultural Council

The Hardwick/New Braintree Cultural Council is part of a network of 329 Local Cultural Councils serving all 351 cities and towns in the Commonwealth. The LCC Program is the largest grassroots cultural funding network in the nation, supporting thousands of community-based projects in the arts, sciences, and humanities every year. The state legislature provides an annual appropriation to Mass Cultural Council, a state agency, which then allocates funds to the Hardwick/New Braintree Cultural Council.

Contact

hnbculturalcouncil@gmail.com
617-515-2001
https://massculturalcouncil.org/local-council/hardwick-new-braintree/

Address
PO Box 4
45 Petersham Road
Hardwick, MA 01037-9713

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Application Information

FY26 Allocation

$11,700

FY26 Local Priorities

Based on our annual community input process, we will be prioritizing the following:
-Applicants that are providing programming in our community
-Applications that have secured a local venue
-Projects that serve youth or the elderly
-Projects that advance diversity, equality, inclusion and accessibility

FY26 Local Guidelines

In addition to the state criteria, our council implements the following guidelines:
– Careful review of applicants and ensuring each applicant has a chance (prior applicants may not be granted repeated awards due to limited funds)
– We do not fully fund applicant’s requests. Typically, we will fund up to 80% of the request.

How Grant Recipients Are Paid

Reimbursement Grants

FY26 Funding List

A grant list will be published here after January 17, 2026 and once the Local Cultural Council has finalized their decisions.