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Revere Cultural Council approves funding for 24 projects, allocating $43,747; Ramadan Iftar receives partial award
Summary
The Revere Cultural Council voted Dec. 11 to allocate $43,747 across 24 cultural projects, prioritizing youth programs and community events; a Ramadan Iftar dinner received a $500 partial award. Applicants declined will have a 15‑day appeal window; official letters will follow after review.
The Revere Cultural Council voted Dec. 11 to provisionally allocate $43,747 in grant funds to 24 of 51 applicants, after nearly two hours of deliberation over priorities and budgets.
Chair Rocky Graziano told applicants and viewers that the council faced “really difficult decisions” because request totals — about $209,000 — far exceeded the council’s $44,600 budget. He said the panel used the Mass Cultural Council scoring toolkit to filter and rank submissions, advancing projects that scored at or above 60% into discussion and automatically approving those above 80%.
The council prioritized school-based and youth-oriented projects while trying to preserve support for larger community festivals. Jaime Jimenez, vice chair and the council’s numerical tracker during deliberations, recapped provisional line-item amounts before the final vote.…
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