Managing Your Grant

Congratulation on your award. While we are here to support you, there are a few steps you need to take. We want you to be successful.

Before Your Event

You will be assigned a liaison from the Cultural Council Committee. Please don’t hesitate to reach out with questions.

Thank your local elected representatives. Write a letter regarding the public support you received to your state and local legislator(s).

Senator Julian Cyr: julian.cyr@masenate.gov

Representative Sarah K. Peake: Sarah.Peake@mahouse.gov

Wellfleet Select Board: BOS@wellfleet-ma.gov

Promote your event. We will include your event in our monthly/bi-monthly Wellfleet Cultural events email and, if taking place in Wellfleet, on the Cultural District’s events website. We will also promote you on our social media accounts to help spread the word, but the bulk of the promotion is your responsibility. Let us know when your event is taking place and please give us plenty of lead time. Send all pertinent information plus any graphics that you have to both your project liaison and to wellfleetculturalcouncil@gmail.com.

Credit Wellfleet Cultural Council and Mass Cultural Council in your marketing and announcements. The Wellfleet Cultural Council logo and the Mass Cultural Council logo can be found in the “Images” tab. A tool kit that includes the full terms of credit requirements can be found here.

Keep notes and records - you must provide a final report within two weeks of your project completion. That report will ask about number of attendees and documented proof that the WCC has been credited, among other things. All details are on the Direct Grant Info tab.

Keep in touch - with your assigned Cultural Council Liaison, especially if there are anticipated changes to your project. Changes must be approved by the WCC.

Extension and Modification Requests

If you need additional time to complete your project, your request for an extension must be made in writing, explaining the need for extra time. Grant recipients also need the Council’s written permission to make changes to their projects.  Project modifications must be requested in writing, and the modification should not significantly alter the original purpose of the approved application. These requests can be made via email to your Wellfleet Cultural Council Liaison. Extension and modification requests are reviewed on a case-by-case basis and are not automatically granted.   

Deadlines

Your program/project must be concluded by the end of the calendar year, and your final grant report must be received postmarked by December 31st of that year.