Now Open: Capacity-Building Grants for Local Artists

Applications for the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts’ Capacity-Building Grants are NOW OPEN. This opportunity supports a capacity-building and sustainability initiative for artists who currently live or have studio space in Franklin, Hampshire, or Hampden counties in Massachusetts. 

The program pairs a $2,500 grant with coaching, workshops, business/career building, personal financial literacy resources, and artist community-building. After being accepted into the program, grantees complete a brief onboarding call to learn more about the resources available to them. 

Learn More at:
https://communityfoundation.org/nonprofits/valleycreates/capacity-grant-2023/

This grant opportunity is funded by the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts’ ValleyCreates Program and is administered by MASS MoCA’s Assets for Artists (A4A) program.

DEADLINE: Monday, July 21, 2025, at 10:00am EST.
Technical support is available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

CONNECT WITH CFWM STAFF
Information sessions will be offered via Zoom for anyone interested in the ValleyCreates Capacity Building grant opportunity. Join us for an information session on June 18 at 1 p.m., June 25 at 9:30 a.m., or July 8 at 4 p.m.