CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, September 19, 2024 – The Harvard Square Philippine American Alliance, Inc. (HSPAA) has been awarded a $2,500 grant from the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency, through its Festivals & Projects Program.
This funding highlights the vital public value that HSPAA provides through its various programs and services, which aim to foster cultural awareness and community engagement within the Filipino American community and beyond. Specifically, the grant will support HSPAA’s flagship event, the annual Filipino American Festival at Harvard Square, which brings together thousands of attendees to celebrate Filipino heritage through music, dance, and food. With this funding, HSPAA anticipates expanding its outreach to serve an even broader audience, connecting generations and promoting cultural understanding. The grant will also leverage private donations, amplifying the impact of this investment to sustain future programming.
For this fiscal year, the Mass Cultural Council has approved a $34 million spending plan, enabling the agency to award over 2,500 grants, totaling approximately $38 million, to support the Commonwealth’s creative and cultural sector. The majority of this funding comes from public sources, including the Mass Cultural Council’s $26.7 million state budget appropriation, alongside support from the National Endowment for the Arts. Additionally, the agency manages the Mass Cultural Facilities Fund in collaboration with MassDevelopment.
Mass Cultural Council grants impact every community across Massachusetts. The agency’s mission is to foster the growth of the Commonwealth’s creative and cultural sector by celebrating diverse traditions and talents, advocating for the collective needs of cultural organizations, and ensuring the equitable allocation of public resources to sustain the creative economy.
About Harvard Square Philippine American Alliance (HSPAA)
Bringing the Filipino-American community together.
The Harvard Square Philippine American Alliance, Inc. is a non-profit organization committed to celebrating and promoting Filipino culture and heritage through a variety of programs and events, including its annual Filipino American Festival at Harvard Square. HSPAA’s mission is to strengthen the bonds of the Filipino American community in New England and foster cultural understanding across diverse communities.
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