Cultural Investment Grant
Arts and cultural organizations in Boston applied for multi-year grants to support transformative growth and sustainability.
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Get matched →- Deadline
- deadline unknown, verify at source
- Entry fee
- Not listed - check the source
- Award
- $700,000
- Location
- Boston, Massachusetts
About
Overview
The Cultural Investment Grant was a one-time, $10 million multi-year investment funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), established by the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture in January 2023. It aimed to grow and sustain arts and cultural organizations with a vision of a creative, equitable, and more just city, focusing on building capacity for organizations working with communities in Boston most harmed by COVID-19, particularly communities of color.
Award
- Grants ranged from $400,000 - $1 million, distributed over four years
Eligibility
Arts and cultural organizations based in Boston that worked with communities most harmed by COVID-19, particularly communities of color, were eligible for consideration.
Program Goals
- Give organizations a path to thrive in Boston
- Create long-term opportunities for all Boston communities to have access to the arts
- Strengthen the local arts ecosystem
- Build capacity for stabilization, innovation, sustainability, and scaling
Contact
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: (617) 635-4445
Important Note
This was a one-time grant program funded by the American Rescue Plan Act. The Cultural Investment Grant will not reopen for future rounds of funding.
- Award
- Grants ranged from $400,000 - $1 million, distributed over four years
- Theme
- This grant supported cultural organizations serving underresourced communities and communities of color in Boston, with a focus on equity, sustainability, and creative solutions that strengthen the local arts ecosystem.
- Eligibility
- Arts and cultural organizations based in Boston working with communities most harmed by COVID-19, particularly communities of color.
- Audience
- Arts and cultural organizations in Boston
- Contact
- [email protected]
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