Direct Grant Information and Details

The Wellfleet Cultural Council has moved to a Direct grant-based system. This means you will no longer have to wait until your project is completed to receive funding.

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY

To receive funds, Grantees sign a Grant Agreement Form pledging to:

  • Ensure the funded program is accessible to people with disabilities and does not discriminate on any basis

  • Comply with Wellfleet local guidelines or conditions

  • Notify the Local Cultural Council of any material changes to the funded program

  • Properly credit the Local Cultural Council and Mass Cultural Council for their financial support

  • Submit a Final Report upon completion of the project

  • Return the grant funds, in full, if the project is not completed as approved

FORMS

  • Download the Grant Agreement Form HERE

  • Download the W-9 tax form HERE

  • These forms (with original signature) must be MAILED to Wellfleet Cultural Council, 300 Main St., Wellfleet, MA 02667

Grant Report:

·     • Note the date the project is completed; submit the report within 2 weeks of project completion.

     • Actual total cost to completed project (no receipts required)

     • Number of participants

    • Provide proof of credit to the Wellfleet Cultural Council and Mass Cultual (copies of flyer, program, screenshot from website, etc. )

FINAL REPORT FORMS

• Download the Direct Grant Final Report Form HERE and either send it to Wellfleet Cultural Council, 300 Main St., Wellfleet, MA 02667 or email wellfleetculturalcouncil@gmail.com

 

It is important to keep in mind the following requirements as you complete your projects:

·      You will be assigned a council liaison who will be available to answer questions and help you promote your program and complete your grant obligations. It is important that you respond to your liaison’s communications in a timely manner.

·      You are required to acknowledge the financial support of the Wellfleet Cultural Council and Mass Cultural Council in published materials and announcements about your project. This credit is required by Mass Cultural Council, and failure to comply may jeopardize future funding. This includes informing your performance venue of this requirement and emphasizing the importance of including this admonition in their promotion of your event.

o   For projects that are open to the public, you are expected to send your promotional material to your liaison and to wellfleetculturalcouncil@gmail.com  at least one month before your event.

o   Standard flyer (8.5x11) or Instagram square format are both acceptable.

o   Wellfleet Cultural Council and Mass Cultural Council graphic files are available on our website.

Project/Program Completion Concerns for Direct Grants.

If the council is not satisfied that the project was completed as per the Grant Agreement Form, the council must contact the grantee with their concerns and allow the grantee the opportunity to respond. If it is still possible, two council members and the grantee may work out a compromise solution, which should be finalized in writing (email or hard copy). If a compromise cannot be reached, the council must convene a quorum of LCC members to vote on whether to formally request repayment of funds in accordance with the agreement. The council may vote for full, partial, or no repayment.

Grantees that do not repay the grant funds to the Local Cultural Council will jeopardize future funding. Councils have the leeway to state in their Grant Agreement Form the penalties that will occur if grant funds are not repaid. (For example, the grantee would not be able to apply for funding for a certain amount of time.)

Local Cultural Councils should request repayment in writing and make a good faith effort to secure the funds. If the grantee is not responsive, the council should institute the penalties as outlined in the Grant Agreement Form.