Robin Brzozowski, chair of the Athol Cultural Council, announced the awarding of 25 grants totaling $13,700, for cultural programs in Athol.

Previous grant recipients include Starry Starry Night, Tool Town Live, and the 1794 Meetinghouse. A complete list of recipients and grant amounts can be found below.

The Athol Cultural Council is part of a network of 329 Local Cultural Councils serving all 351 cities and towns in the Commonwealth. The LCC Program is the largest grassroots cultural funding network in the nation, supporting thousands of community-based projects in the arts, sciences and humanities every year. The state legislature provides an annual appropriation to the Mass. Cultural Council, a state agency, which then allocates funds to each community.

Decisions about which activities to support are made at the community level by a board of municipally appointed volunteers. The members of the Athol Cultural Council are: Robin Brozowski, Emily Boughton, Bonnie Hodgdon, Jean Shaughnessy, Kristin Riordon, Deb Taylor, Tabitha DeHayes, Tina Hause, and Joan Deacon.

Statewide, more than $3.3 million will be distributed by local cultural councils in 2022. Grants will support an enormous range of grass-roots activities: concerts, exhibitions, radio and video productions, field trips for schoolchildren, after-school youth programs, writing workshops, historical preservation efforts, lectures, First Night celebrations, nature and science education programs for families and town festivals. Nearly half of LCC funds support educational activities for young people.

The Athol Cultural Council will seek applications again in the fall. For guidelines and complete information on the Athol Cultural Council, contact Robin Brzozowski at 978-24-9515. Applications and more information about the Local Cultural Council Program are available online at www.mass-culture.org. Applications are due in October.

This year’s grants include:

■Starry Starry Night

■Chainsaws, Cheeseburgers and Rock N’ Roll

■Teen Zombie Survival Course

■Beals Con “The Sea Story”

■Insect Safari with Professor Bugman

■GALA Annual Spring Art Show

■A Musical Journey Through the Years

■Impromptu Magic for Camping

■Teach Yourself Kits for Teens

■Peter Abrahams Author Visit

■Animal World Experience

■Vision Board Workshop

■Appleseed County Fair

■Make a Fresh Greenery Wreath

■Interpretive Digital Information for Exhibits

■Plants Go to War

■Crocodile River Music

■Winchendon Winds

■Library Museum Passes

■Uniquely Quabbin Magazine

■Hip Hop Dance Chair Exercise for Seniors

■Emma and Belley: Little Detectives, A Bilingual Book

■Delvena Theater Company Presents: Isabella!