Direct Grant Information and Details

Starting in FY2024 the Wellfleet Cultural Council is moving to a Direct Grant based system. This means you will no longer have to wait until your project is completed in order to recieve 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

Grant Report:

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

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

     • Number of participants

    • Provide proof of credit…same as reimbursement-based grants

 

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.