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Eligibile Uses of Funding Include

• Applicants must be either for-profit or non-profit Black businesses or entrepreneurs inside Berkshire County.
• Eligible uses of Professional Expertise include:  Accountants/Bookkeeper, Website Developer/Digital Services Provider, Grant Writer, Graphic Design, Legal Expertise, Media/Marketing Specialist, Consultants, etc. 

Berkshire Afro Renaissance Grant 2024 

Program Description:  

The Berkshire Black Economic Council's Black Arts Council is proud to announce Berkshire Afro Renaissance Grant 2024. This grant is for Black youth, ages 12-25 years old, to support local Afro artist's equipment needs. Example include but are not limited to:  

• Paint, easel, sketchbook
• Sewing machine, fabric scissors
• Camera, poloroid film, tripod
• Instruments, stage props, DJ turntables
• Adobe, photoshop
• Craft supplies: glue gun, collage paper and so much more!
• Other (Not shown here)

 Eligibility: 

• Applications must be completed by Black Artists between the age of 12 years old and 25 years of age.
• Applicants between the ages of 12-14 must complete their application in person at The Berkshire Black Economic Council's office at 33 Dunham Mall, Pittsfield Ma 01201 ( To schedule a time to apply email BBEC at contact@berkshirebec.org or call BBEC at 413.441.0111) 
• Art funding can support the following needs: visual arts, textile arts, photography, performing arts, graphic design, mixed media, music, curatorial arts, and more!

Instructions:

You will need to create a free Submittable account or sign in with Google or Facebook credentials to submit to these forms.

You can save a draft of your work if you would like to finish filling out the form at a later date.

You can invite collaborators to your application to assist you in the process. 

If anything changes with the information you submitted, please request to edit the submission. 

Submittable works best on Google Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. Internet Explorer is not supported. Please make sure you are using a supported browser.

We will follow up with you about your submission by email. Please be sure to safelist notification emails from Submittable and check the email you used to sign up for your Submittable Account regularly.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

First award announcement Monday, July 15th, 2024. Apply today!! 

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