Mass Cultural Council Launches LCC Program Grant Cycle

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BOSTON – Mass Cultural Council announces that grant applications are now available for the FY25 Local Cultural Council (LCC) Program.

In FY25, Mass Cultural Council will invest $5.7 million into the LCC Program, the nation's largest volunteer-based, grassroots arts and culture public funding network. In total, 329 local and regional cultural councils award annual grants, ensuring public investment in, and access to, arts and culture in every Massachusetts community.

LCC grant awards, typically between $500-$750, support a broad range of projects and programs, such as operating support, ticket subsidies, field trips, artist residencies, public art, fellowships, community events/programs, site specific projects, and other activities, based on local priorities. Both individuals and organizations are eligible for funding.


Each LCC determines its own local eligibility requirements based on a community engagement process. Prospective applicants are encouraged to check each LCC's Council Profile to learn more about the local priorities for this funding round.

Key dates for the FY25 LCC Program grant round include:

Prospective applicants are encouraged to review the program guidelines for more information, including directions on how to apply.

 


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Pittsfield Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck by Car

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A city resident Monday died after being struck by a car on Barker Road.
 
Shawn Oullette, 62, was hit mid-afternoon by a 2009 Lincoln Town Car driven by Ricco Dus, 85, of Pittsfield, according to a news release from the Pittsfield Police Department.
 
Both Dus and Oullette were traveling north in the area of 444 Barker Road, the news release said.
 
Oullette was taken to Berkshire Medical Center, where he died as a result of his injuries, police said.
 
Barker Road was closed to vehicles from South Mountain Road to Tamarack Road for about two hours while police investigated.
 
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Police Officer Anthony Dayton at 413-448-9700, Ext 543.
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