Timeline

September 

• Grant application opens September 1.  

  1. 1. • The grant application period has closed for FY23 (Fiscal Year 2023, July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023). For FY24, the grant application will be September 1 - October 16, 2023.   See below for more information continue to follow our Facebook page and visit our website. 

• By September 1, Hudson Cultural Council updates guidelines and priorities based on community input.  Applicants should visit this page to learn of any priorities or required supplemental materials, such as a support letter, to be submitted with their application.

October 

• Grant applications must be submitted to Hudson Cultural Council through the online system by the deadline, October 16.

November – December

• Hudson Cultural Council holds voting meetings to make decisions on applications, send denial letters, and address reconsideration requests.

January – March

• Hudson Cultural Council will send approval notifications and publicize grant awards.

• Grant Recipients will be contacted regarding publicity.  Grantees submit reimbursement or Direct Grant materials, acknowledge the funding they’ve received through Mass Cultural Council/LCC.

• Hudson Cultural Council begins processing reimbursement requests or grants.

May - July

• To learn about what the Hudson community needs, and to help make informed grant decisions, every year we conduct a community survey and post the results when the survey is complete.  Your responses are important to help discover the needs and interests of our community.   

Ongoing

• We attend events in Hudson - come meet us! Follow us on Facebook to learn more. 

• Hudson Cultural Council processes reimbursement requests with their municipality. The time it takes varies but can take 4-8 weeks.

• Grantees carry out their programs, submit reimbursement or Direct Grant materials, and acknowledge the funding they’ve received through Mass Cultural Council/LCC.

• If you're interested in joining the Hudson Cultural Council, contact us any time.  (More info listed here.) 

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• For a more detailed timeline posted by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, click here 

• For more information on the application process, click here: https://massculturalcouncil.org/communities/local-cultural-council-program/application-process/   

• For further questions, click here or visit: https://massculturalcouncil.org/communities/local-cultural-council-program/