Springfield Cultural Council

The Springfield Cultural Council is designed to serve individual(s) and/or organizations throughout Greater Springfield in arts & cultural, interpretive science, and humanities’ projects for public benefit. SCC strongly
believes in making strong investments in community. SCC aims to serve all ethnic groups, genders, etc. SCC encourages non- and for-profit organizations to apply.

Contact

Andrew R. Cade
[email protected]
413-262-1429
https://www.springfieldculturalcouncil.com

Address
1 Federal Street Bldg. 111-3
Springfield, MA 01105-1199

Application Information

FY26 Allocation

$258,500

FY26 Local Priorities

Funding will be prioritized for proposals that support under-resourced communities, including BIPOC communities, individuals with disabilities, low-income communities, and the LGBTQ+ community. 🌈 The Council will prioritize proposals from individual artists.
Proposals for projects or programs with the potential to reach large audiences will be fully or partially funded. Applicants are strongly encouraged to seek collaborative partnerships to strengthen their project’s capacity. Additionally, priority will be given to applicants whose local programming is closest to the Springfield area.

FY26 Local Guidelines

Award Amount: The maximum grant award is $5,000.
Application Limit: Only two applications per applicant will be considered for submission.
Repeat Submissions: Applicants may reapply in subsequent years, but only if the proposed project or program is a new or significantly revised concept.
Funding Restrictions: Grants cannot be used for capital expenditures (e.g., equipment, building renovations).
Submission Deadline: The specific deadline for application submission is flexible, though you are encouraged to submit as early as possible.
Residency Requirement: All applicants must be residents of Springfield, MA. There are no exceptions to this rule. All projects must take place in Springfield, MA.
Changes to Project: You may request a change to the project’s venue or scope of services by submitting a written request to the council.
Deadline for submission of reimbursements – Dec. 15th.
All documents (reimbursements, W9 forms, receipts) must be scanned pdf format and emailed.

How Grant Recipients Are Paid

Reimbursement Grants

FY26 Funding List

Name	Project Title	Amount
A Journey In Jazz	A Journey In Jazz	$3,000
Afri(K)que Limited	International Women's Day Celebration	$1,500
Afro Cultural Arts & Humanities, Inc.	Our Stories, Our Future Campaign	$3,000
Anaya-Alegria, Alvilda Sophia	Groundwork SeeingTheWords of Deafness: Clever. Gorgeous Writing. Performance	$1,500
Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary	The Nature of Springfield	$500
Art for the Soul Art Gallery, Inc.	The Studio @ AFTS Gallery	$2,500
Baker, George	Dixieland Stomp Concert	$500
Belvin, Llatta	Digital Boombox Network Community Award Show	$2,500
Belvin, Llatta	Springfield Festival Marketing & Cultural Engagement Initiative	$2,500
Bethea, Sylvia	Healthy Together	$3,000
Blues to Green, Inc.	Springfield Jazz & Roots Festival	$3,000
Blues to Green, Inc.	Legacy Education Project- Samite Residency at Duggan Academy	$2,000
Borrero, Frankie	Echoes of Resilience	$1,000
Burgess, Jesse	Memorial Gospel Concert	$1,500
Burgess, Jesse	Champion of Character Musical Banquet	$1,000
CORMIER, STEVEN	GOOD GOLLY, MISSED TROLLEY "The Hilltown Trolley Dilemma"	$200
Caribbean American African Athletic and Social Club, Inc.	2026 Springfield Caribbean Carnival	$2,500
Cepeda, Brendaliz	A Cultural Arts Residency for Schools	$1,500
Chinese Association of Western Massachusetts, Inc	2026 Springfield Dragon Boat Festival	$500
Clark, Gina	New England Sax/Wind Quartet	$500
Clearer Vision Foundation Corp	Women of Music Festival	$1,000
Coates, Grace	The Motherhood Portrait Project	$1,200
Cole, Tatiana	Free to Flourish Conference Art Display and Performer	$1,500
Comeau, Robert	Three Presentations on Historic Springfield	$400
Common Wealth Mural Collaborative, Inc.	Springfield Community Mural Artist Training Program	$3,000
Community Music School of Springfield, Inc.	Children's Chorus of Springfield	$3,000
Community Music School of Springfield, Inc.	Bridge Leaders Program	$3,000
Crenshaw, Tamera	Vibe Check - A Mental Health Experience	$1,500
Cumberbatch, Amanda	Soul Pole Winter Soulstice	$1,000
Davis, Tracey	Petals of Possibility * A floral symposium for youth empowerment	$2,000
Davis, Tracey	Polished and Poised -A charm School initiative for Modern Etiquette	$2,000
Drama Studio, Inc.	TheaterWriters	$1,500
Drew, Gregory	Stained Glass Class	$3,000
Drew, Gregory	Traditional Tour of Historical Springfield/Stained-Glass	$3,000
Druyan, Ron	Tiny Tutti	$500
East Springfield Neighborhood Council, Inc.	ARTS with East Springfield Neighborhood Council (ESNC)	$2,000
Easthampton Theater Company Inc.	Springfield Youth Theater Program	$2,000
Ethnic Arts Center of Somerville, Inc.	ME and MY PALS Harmony Bonding Puppetry Arts for Springfield	$1,000
Evolve Her Enterprises, LLC	She Did That! Celebration	$1,000
Frank H. Freedman School	Sonido Musical	$2,000
Frequency, My Art	Clarity Packages	$1,000
Gaines, Giselle	DDRWLC Networking Event	$1,500
Gaines, Giselle	The Garden Party	$1,500
Give Music, Inc.	Motion Fest	$1,000
Glenn, Jammie	The Bloom Wellness Project	$1,500
Gomez, Magdalena	The Blood that Unites Us	$2,000
Greater Springfield NAACP	Fredom Fund Dinner	$3,000
Green, Kaleighia	Springfield Vendor Signage Assistance Program	$3,000
Green, Kaleighia	Wall of Fame	$1,500
Hammonds, Isiah	Saturdays of Service Through The Arts	$1,000
Hickory Street Harambee Inc.	Harambee Festival	$3,500
Hinkson, Gillian	YVisionary Wellness: Sound Healing, Art, and Renewal Workshop Series	$2,500
Hinkson, Gillian	Fabric of Dreams Where Fashion Becomes Art	$2,500
Hispanic-American Library, Inc.	Annual Mental Health Awareness Month Art Exhibit & Musical Reception	$2,500
Hispanic-American Library, Inc.	Cultura En Colores: Exploring Latine Heritage Through Art & Storytelling	$1,500
Historic Classical, Inc.	History of Classical High School	$1,500
Ibrahim, Sakina	The Wiz Live Educational Panel	$1,000
In the Spotlight, Inc.	FEMALE FIRSTS OF SPRINGFIELD – Eleanor Powell	$1,000
John J. Duggan Academy	Social Justice Mural Project at John J. Duggan Academy	$2,000
John J. Duggan Academy	Theatre class	$1,000
Johnson, Richard	Malcolm X Mural & Education Project Documentary	$500
Jones, Teka	I Am Me Kids Fashion Show	$3,000
Keaton, Andrew	5th Annaul House Mixed Session/Festival	$2,500
Keaton, Andrew	Hero]s and Shero's	$2,000
Liberty Preparatory Academy	Sonido Musica at Achieve 360⁰ After-School Program	$2,000
Lizana, Remani	Camp St. John's	$1,500
Longstreeth, Ken	Concert by Jeff Gavioli and his BAD NEWS JAZZ AND BLUES ORCHESTRA	$500
Loomis Communities, Inc	Emerging Artists Music Series	$1,000
Lugo-DeJesus, Waleska	Racial Healing Chats (RHc's) with Waleska - Season 2	$3,000
MORE Inspiring Change Fighting for Justice, Inc.	Save our Streets	$500
MORE Inspiring Change Fighting for Justice, Inc.	MORE4YOUTH 2026	$500
MUSIC Dance.edu	Hip Hop SQUARE Dance for Seniors! and chair dance	$500
Make-It Springfield, Inc.	Pathways in Digital Making	$2,000
Manzi, Zulfiqar	The Matumbilas	$1,000
Manzi, Zulfiqar	The Matumbilas - Media Literacy Screenings & Workshops	$1,000
Marshall, Richard	My Journey To Now	$916
Martin Luther King, Jr. Family Services, Inc.	MLKFS Community Participatory Art Installation Project	$2,500
Martin Luther King, Jr. Family Services, Inc.	2026 MLK Day Celebration	$3,500
Mason, Cayo	Movement, Mood & Food!	$1,000
Milton Bradley Elementary School	Maple Street Artists: Afterschool Art	$1,000
Mind the Fool	Mobile Puppet Lab	$1,000
Mindfulness Management & Consulting LLC	Mujeres Al Poder: Stories of Strength, Culture and Connection	$1,000
Ms. Senior America Club of Massachusetts	Ms. Senior Massachusetts Musical Review	$500
Neill, David	Christmas/Holiday sing along by the Jazz Bones	$500
New England Digital Accordion Orchestra	Carriage House Tent Concert	$500
Owens, George	PaxSax Concert	$500
Pan-African Historical Museum, United States of America, Inc	Underground Railroad Tour	$2,000
Pereira-Tosado, Emilio	ETERNAL	$1,000
Pertaia, Sulamita	Urban League Tennis/Tutoring Program	$2,000
Phoenix Dance Company LLC	Annual Recital	$500
Pioneer Valley Concert Band	The Sounds of Summer	$1,000
Plasse, Richard	Name That Tv Theme	$500
Plasse, Richard	Name That Tv Theme	$400
Post, Kathy	A New Blue Jazz Ensemble and Bing Productions present A Night at the Movies, Part 2	$500
RTwoods Arts and Consulting	Emerge	$3,000
RTwoods Arts and Consulting	Art on the Go	$3,000
Rausch, Karl	New England Swing Orchestra	$1,000
Rebecca M. Johnson Elementary School	Ada Twist, Scientist and friends	$2,000
Richardson, Richie	FAB Passion Fashion Week New England 2026 (FPFWNE 2026)	$1,000
Robert F. Kennedy Academy	Sonido Musica at RFK Academy	$1,500
Ryan, Elizabeth	Totality	$500
SciAntics Group Businesses, LLC	Hands-on Science and Art Enrichment for Kids	$1,000
Seymour, Chance	Healing Out Loud	$1,000
Shakespeare & Company, Inc.	2026 Fall Festival of Shakespeare	$1,000
Sinai Temple, Inc.	Concert Production of the musical Cabaret	$1,500
Smith, Benjamin	From The Page To The Stage Short Play Theater Festival	$3,000
Smith, Benjamin	Adults In Action	$3,000
Smith, Gary	The Performance Guide Workshop and Clinic	$2,000
Smith, Gary	The 2026 Malado Jam	$2,000
Springfield Boys & Girls Club, Inc.	Arts Exploration	$2,000
Springfield Cultural Partnership Incorporated	Thank An Artist Virtual	$3,000
Springfield Cultural Partnership Incorporated	Thank An Artist Live	$3,000
Springfield Dementia Friendly Coalition	Remembering--A Dementia Community Quilt 2026	$1,000
Springfield Museums Corporation	Book of Wonder Cover to Cover: A Hands-On Journey with Donna Castellanos	$1,500
Springfield Performing Arts Ventures, Inc.	Bi Yearly Community Concert	$3,000
Springfield Performing Arts Ventures, Inc.	Musician Workshop and Concert	$3,000
Springfield Preservation Trust, Incorporated	Second Saturday Tour	$2,000
Springfield Public Forum, Inc.	Spring 2026 Speaker Series	$3,000
Springfield Symphony Orchestra, Inc.	SSO Musical Petting Zoo	$3,000
Springfield Technical Community College	STCC "Where WE AT: Awake and Alive"	$1,500
Stewart, Denise Mari	An evening of Harmony-A celebration of quartet music	$1,500
Sticca, Paul	Acousticca's Concert for the Community	$500
Stone Soul, Inc.	Stone Soul Festival	$3,000
Strong Young Minds Youth Development, Inc.	Black Vivid	$3,000
Taylor, Mario	Tour of Youth Tennis Complex - Newport, R.I.	$3,000
Taylor, Mario	Tennis with a purpose/Education	$3,000
Thalheimer, Anne	Art, Education, and Expression	$1,000
The African American Female Professor Award Association, Inc	African American Female Professor Awards	$3,000
The Brethren	Juneteenth Celebration	$3,000
The Dunbar Center, Inc.	For The Culture	$3,000
The Embodied Leadership Project	Rested Village Media	$1,500
The Gun Violence Elimination Alliance, Inc. (G.V.E.A.)	Juneteenth Jubilee	$3,000
The Gun Violence Elimination Alliance, Inc. (G.V.E.A.)	Mason Square C3 Annual Awards Ceremony-Safe Spaces, Strong Communities: 10 Years of Arts, Action & Impact	$1,500
The Old Post Road Orchestra, Inc.	Our 2026 Holiday Concerts	$500
The Performance Project, Inc.	Ubuntu Arts Community	$1,500
The Performance Project, Inc.	An Evening of New Work Premieres by Emerging Artists	$1,000
The White Lion Brewing Company, LLC	The Origin of Beer: Historical ties to the African Continent	$2,000
Thomas, Tracey	UNRESTRICTED MOVEMENTS FOR SENIORS	$2,500
Thomas, Tracey	On Broadway	$3,000
Thomas, Vic	Blues Brothers Briefcase	$500
Tillery-Jenkins, Regina	ARTS WITH THE STARS	$3,000
Transcending Beyond Inc.	Bohemian Nights	$1,000
Unity Hearts Foundation Incorporated	African Community Festival 2026	$2,000
Urban League of Springfield, Inc.	How the word is presented	$3,000
Urban League of Springfield, Inc.	Reading on the Move(ment)	$3,000
Valley Arts Mentors	Valley Arts Mentors: 2026 Cohorts	$500
Valley Photo Center, Inc.	Tower Square Gallery Exhibits	$300
Veritas Preparatory Charter School	Career Connected Learning in Visual Arts	$1,000
Vernon, Johnny	VALENTINE'S SWEETHEART CONCERT	$2,000
Vernon, Johnny	The Classics	$1,500
Warner Elementary School	Field Trip to Boston Science Museum	$1,500
Waterman, Jon	Live Music Making History Live	$500
West Mass Brass Band	Brass Band Christmas Concert	$500
West Mass Brass Band	Christmas caroling	$400
Whitaker, Shirley	Blanket	$2,000
Whitaker, Shirley	Ashes to Ashes: a film	$2,000
William N. Deberry School	Drumming at DeBerry	$2,000
Williams-Hines, Jacqueline	No Small Victories Autism Education Parent Coaching Series	$1,000
Willis, Shandyce	Innovative New Kreators (I.N.K) Residency	$1,000
Wilson, Arianna	A Family Affair Fashion Show	$1,000
Wirt, Edward	Oakland Stroke	$500
Wise, Dennis	The Theft of Dignity: School Anti-bullying Presentation	$500
Witt, Mary	Music for Community	$500
Women's Fund of Western Massachusetts, Inc., The	WeLead TogetHER	$2,000
Young, Joe	Kemet Cartoon Workshop: Fit for the Future	$500
Youth Educational Services, Inc	Circle of Hope	$1,000
anderson, india	FASHION EVERYONE	$2,500
anderson, india	Who's Got Soul lip Sync & Men's Self-Care Event	$2,500
cade, Andrew	Artist Expo - 2026	$3,000
cade, Andrew	Music Genre Showcase	$3,000
lewis, julius	Karaoke in the park	$2,500
lewis, julius	Karaoke in the park 2 teen contest	$2,500