Deadline: 23-Mar-22
The Mass Cultural Council is seeking applications for its Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Arts & Culture COVID-19 Recovery Program, a one-year program, established and funded through a legislative earmark.
It is intended to uplift and provide financial assistance to AAPI arts and culture organizations that have been economically impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The goal of the program is to provide pandemic recovery funds to entities that focus on one or more Asian ethnicity and conduct cultural events, cultural education, or cultural performances, with these funds being prioritized to entities who have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Funding Information
The total amount available to grant is $970,000. The number of awards and award amounts will depend on the number of applicants and the needs demonstrated.
Eligibility Criteria
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In order to be eligible, applicants must meet all three of the following requirements:
- The applicant’s primary mission, programming and/or practices explicitly and specifically reflect and serve one or more communities that self-identify as Asian or Pacific Islander.
- A community can be defined as any group that your organization is intentionally working to serve. E.g., members, students, artists, participants, audience, geographic community, ethnic heritage, or cultural tradition
- Asian ethnicities include East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Western Asia (Middle East), Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia. Polynesia includes Hawaii, Samoa, American Samoa, Tokelau, Tahiti, and Tonga.
- The applicant conducts cultural events, cultural education, or cultural performances.
- Events include festivals such as Asian or Pacific Islander holiday celebrations (Southeast Asian New Year, August Moon Festival, Diwali) or commemorations. These are open to the public, and may be free or charge admission.
- Education includes training and/or instruction in traditional Asian or Pacific Islander music, dance, martial arts, language, cooking, or other artistic expression.
- Performances include events such as Asian or Pacific Islander concerts, dance, theater, martial arts demonstrations, films, showcases, and other performing arts.
- The applicant has been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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For this program Mass Cultural Council will accept applications from Massachusetts:
- Non-profit organizations
- Unincorporated groups with a non-profit objective
- Incorporated for-profit entities
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Non-profit organizations: Massachusetts organizations with nonprofit status (all types)
- Includes organizations that focus on one or more Asian or Pacific Islander ethnicity, and are primarily cultural, such as multi-disciplinary arts organizations, performing arts, or arts education.
- Includes organizations that focus on one or more Asian or Pacific Islander ethnicity, and are not primarily cultural, but conduct some cultural events, education, or performances. This could include community centers, community business associations, or organizations that support immigrant communities.
- Religious organizations or groups with a religious affiliation are eligible to apply for funding if they produce or present cultural programming that is available to the general public, primarily cultural in intent, and does not have the effect of advancing religion.
For more information, visit Mass Cultural Council.
For more information, visit https://massculturalcouncil.org/organizations/aapi-arts-culture-covid-19-recovery-program/application-process/