• Primary mission must be to promote access, excellence, diversity, or education through arts and culture. 
  • Be tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or apply through a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor and be in good standing with the Secretary of the Commonwealth. 
  • Must be located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. 
  • Must describe any funds the arts organization has previously received in COVID-19 relief funding from the City, including other grants from the Mayor’s Disaster Relief Fund or CARES Act. 
  • Media arts organization applicants such as community tv stations shall have over 50% of programming time for arts and culture and/or the core business is related to youth programming or workforce development in arts and culture.
  • If you are applying as an emerging organization: 
    • Be an arts organization engaged in planning / running arts programming and events in response to local needs or community issues. 
  • If you are applying as an established organization:  
    • Be an arts organization that has provided public arts or cultural programming for both 2018 & 2019 in the City. 
    • Offer public cultural programming in and have a history of year-round operations in the City.  
  • In addition to the requirements aboveestablished organizations seeking capital grants must: 
    • have had minimum cash expenses of $50,000 for both calendar years 2018 and 2019; and 
    • include two written quotes for the capital needs funding requested.