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
FY25 Funding List
| Name | Project Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1794 Meetinghouse, Inc. | Quabbin Valley Pro Musica 2024-2025 Season | $500 | Bates III, Davis R. | A Song & Story Summer Reading Celebration | $500 | Clark, Gina | New England Sax/Wind Quartet | $595 | Friends of New Braintree Library | Bringing Herbal Harmony to Healthcare in the Home | $200 | Friends of New Braintree Library | Legends of New England | $600 | Friends of New Braintree Library | Finding William Lewis | $150 | Friends of New Braintree Library | New Braintree Sings! | $300 | Friends of New Braintree Library | Pumpernickel Puppets - Peter Rabbit | $280 | Friends of New Braintree Library | All About Owls | $200 | Friends of the Stone Church, Inc. | Concerts at the Stone Church Cultural Center | $750 | Hardwick Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization | Tanglewood Marionettes | $800 | Listening, The Barre Integrated Health Center, Inc. | Kids Enrichment Program | $1,000 | Maichack, Gregory | The Seahorse: How to Pastel Paint | $633 | Maloney, Scott | I AM ... | $1,100 | Maloof, David | Music + Education Event (6 program options) | $425 | Manselle, Jafar | “West African Drumming Workshop - Come Out to Play” “West African Drumming Workshop - Come Out to Play” | $300 | New England Digital Accordion Orchestra | Summer concerts | $1,200 | Page, Stephen C. | Lose Your Blues Jazz Piano Concert | $533 | Paige Memorial Library | 2025 Traveling Touch Tank - Sea Research Foundation, Inc. | $375 | Paige Memorial Library | Native American Artifacts and Birds of Prey | $525 | Powell, Jennifer | Outdoor Sculptures "You are Here" | $2,139 | St. Aloysius Catholic School | Birds of Prey | $325 | St. Aloysius Catholic School | Plimoth Patuxet | $871 | The Athol Historical Society, Inc. | Uniquely Quabbin magazine | $250 | Tincknell, Roger L. | From Ireland to America | $400 | Waterman, Jon | Live Music Making History Live | $400 | Wise, Dennis | The Theft of Dignity: Free Hardwick-New Braintree Public Presentation | $680 | Worcester Winds / Pakachoag Music School | Worcester Winds Community Concert | $1,100 | Worcester Writers' Collective | Worcester Writers' Collective Writing Events | $250 | York, Matt | Matt York - Classic Country Revue | $600 |
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