Application Instructions

The next postmark deadline is October 15, 2008.

MCC funds and manages a network of 329 Local Cultural Councils across the state, representing nearly every city and town in the Commonwealth. Each council awards money based on individual community cultural needs, assessed and set by council members. Applicants should apply directly to local councils. Funds given by LCCs may include project-specific grants and PASS grants, an admissions subsidy program for schoolchildren and youth groups.

• Before submitting your application to an LCC, please contact the LCC directly to inquire about their local guidelines.

• Please complete your application form, print it, sign it and mail it to the appropriate LCC. Emailed applications will not be accepted. DO NOT SEND THESE APPLICATIONS TO THE MCC.

• Application Forms are available as a PDF and a Microsoft Word document.

• If using the PDF version of the LCC Application, please note:
  • You will need Adobe's FREE Acrobat Reader to access this form.

  • Due to limitations in the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software, you will be able only to view, fill-in and print the PDF application forms. You will not be able to save them on your computer. We recommend that you prepare application text in word processing software, paste it into the PDF form, and print it.

• If using the Word version of the LCC Application, please note:
  • Type your answers into the shaded gray boxes on the form. When the box stops expanding you have reached the character limit for that field.

  • To move through the form use the "Tab" key. PLEASE DO NOT USE YOUR "RETURN" KEY. Using your return key will break up the formatting and make it difficult to read and evaluate your application!

  • If you have difficulty accessing or printing the Word version, use the PDF version instead.