We encourage everyone to apply for a Ludlow Cultural Council grant for FY 2026 starting on September 2, 2025. Whether you are an educator, artist, musician , or part of a community program , we urge you to apply for these grants funded by the Mass Cultural Council to help bring your vision to life. If you are a band who would like to participate in our 2026 Summer Concert Series at the Gazebo or Winter Concert series held at the First Church on Center Street, applying for and receiving these grants will help facilitate payment for your performances. However applying for a grant does not guarantee that you will be approved or that you are automatically put in the concert series lineup.
Valuable information to help you to prepare your application can be found on the Mass Cultural Council website. You can also access the Local Cultural Council FAQ for further instruction on the application process and the site also includes a downloadable sample application.
Also, save the date for a grants information webinar that will take place on September 9th at 6PM. The webinar will walk you through the local cultural council application process.
Please reach out to us at Ludlowculturalcouncil@gmail.com with any questions !!
To start your application go to the Grants Management System to either register if you have never applied for a grant before or sign in if you have. The grant application window opens on September 2, 2025 and after that date you will find a button on the Ludlow Cultural Council site that will take you to the proper page to apply for a Local Cultural Council Grant. Be sure to read the requirements and guidelines on the Ludlow Cultural Council site set forth by our council that are necessary to receive a grant.
The grant application window closes on October 16, 2025 and the Ludlow Cultural Council will meet in November to choose the grantees. In December denial letters will be sent out and we will entertain reconsideration requests. Acceptance letters will be sent in January and direct grant funds will be sent to the selected grantees in March.
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