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CREATIVE COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM
Through its Creative Community Grants program, the Foundation supports a broad range of cultural programs and activities that address its mission of enhancing the vibrancy of Jewish life in Western Massachusetts [Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, & Hampshire counties].
Please review the Grant Guidelines for specific information about goals, priorities, range of awards, and to determine your eligibility before preparing an application. Note that all proposed activities must take place within the region served by the Initiative – including Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, and Hampshire counties. There are several deadlines during the year, which are listed in the Guidelines. We recommend you apply as early as possible to allow for adequate time to coordinate and promote your program or project.
As noted in the Guidelines, you must review your project idea with the Jewish Arts & Culture Initiative (JACI) Director before submitting a proposal.
Click on links below to obtain the new grant application and guidelines documents. The document, in Microsoft WORD, can be saved, worked on, and revised as needed. Once you have a final version to submit, save a copy, and email your file, as an attachment, to the JACI Director. You can also email it in draft form for comments prior to the deadline. If you have questions or need help, please contact the director at 413-439-1941 or email dyan@hgf.org.
DOWNLOAD CREATIVE COMMUNITY GRANT GUIDELINES
DOWNLOAD CREATIVE COMMUNITY GRANT APPLICATION
PROGRAM DEADLINES FOR 2008-2009
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Submission Deadline
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Notification
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For Activities Starting
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June 1, 2008
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Early July
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September 1 and beyond
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October 31, 2008
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late-November
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December 15 and beyond
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January 30, 2009
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late-February
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March 15 and beyond
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June 1, 2009
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Early July
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September 1 and beyond
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FUNDING FOR SPECIAL PROGRAM INITIATIVES
The JACI will also support a limited number of larger program initiatives (over $3,000) that are highly collaborative, planned several months or more in advance, and which involve a larger number of participants. This funding is by invitation only. Letters of inquiry briefly outlining the proposed program may be sent to the JACI Director by mail or email. These proposals must also address the goals described in the Initiative overview and is restricted to the same geographic region.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF JACI GRANT RECIPIENTS
Individual and organizational recipients have the following responsibilities:
Credit Acknowledgement
To acknowledge the funding support in their written publicity and verbal announcements. The HGF logo is available in electronic format, in the link below, or by contacting the office. In written materials, depending on space available, please use one of the following credit statements: “…supported in part by a grant from the Harold Grinspoon Foundation” or “…supported in part by a grant from the Jewish Arts & Culture Initiative of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation.”
Payment Process
Funds shall be used only for the purposes specified. If for any reason it becomes impossible to use the grant for the purposes specified, please notify the JACI Program Director. Funding is allocated in one or two payments depending on the scope of the project. Recipients submit a Payment Reimbursement Request Form (see link below) to obtain funding. Payments take between four and eight weeks to be processed.
Final Reporting
HGF also requires a final report, using the form provided below, within 30 days after completion of the project. Failure to submit this information jeopardizes future funding requests.
JACI Grant Recipient Forms:
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