GRANTS FOR ARTISTS
For Multiple Disciplines:
National Artist Relief Fund- Artist Relief is an initiative organized by the Academy of American Poets, Artadia, Creative Capital, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, MAP Fund, National YoungArts Foundation, and United States Artists—all small to mid-sized national arts grantmakers. As such, Artist Relief will distribute $5,000 grants to artists facing dire financial emergencies due to COVID-19; serve as an ongoing informational resource; and co-launch the COVID-19 Impact Survey for Artists and Creative Workers, designed by Americans for the Arts, to better identify and address the needs of artists moving forward.
Arts and Culture Leaders of Color Emergency Fund - Help those pursuing careers as artists or arts administrators whose income has been directly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This fund is for those who self-identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color).
Emergency Survival Fund for LGBTQ2S Artists, Performers, & Tip-Based Workers- This is a fund to swiftly help LGBTQ2S people who cannot pay for food, medicine, rent, and necessities because most of their income doesn’t come from an employer.
Arts Fellowship Emergency Aid- The Artists’ Fellowship provides emergency aid to professional fine artists and their families in times of sickness, natural disaster, bereavement or unexpected extreme hardship. At this time, we are temporarily limiting relief and assistance applications to those qualified applicants who are dealing with immediate medical emergencies and their aftermaths.
International Arts Movement - Hilary Teachout Grants- This grant offers artists relief during the coronavirus pandemic, limited to one-time $500 payments.
The Actors Fund- The Actors Fund has partnered with other entertainment industry organizations to provide emergency financial assistance to those in immediate financial need. Funds are available to union and non-union workers in entertainment and the performing arts. Remember, you may be eligible for more than one fund.
Grants For Musicians
Musicians Foundation- The Musicians Foundation provides grants to U.S. musicians in any genre in a time of acute need due to personal, medical, dental, or family crisis, natural disaster, or other emergency situation.
Blues Foundation HART Fund- US blues artists are often under or uninsured, and the HART Fund is here to help them when they often most need it by offering direct financial support for medical, dental, vision, hearing, and/or mental health needs.
Equal Sound Musicians Corona Relief Fund- If you are a musician who has lost income due to a cancelled gig as a result of the Coronavirus / Covid-19 outbreak, please fill out the form below to apply to receive support from Equal Sound's Corona Relief Fund.
Sweet Relief Musician Fund- Sweet Relief is here to provide immediate assistance and we have created this DONOR-DIRECTED FUND with a limited amount of funds available to be used specifically for musicians and music industry workers affected by the Coronavirus. Funds raised will go towards medical expenses, lodging, clothing, food and other vital living expenses to those impacted due to sickness or loss of work.
Grants for Visual Artists
CERF+ Emergency Assistance- Emergency assistance is available for sculptors and craft creators.
Grants for Writers
Carnegie Fund for Authors- The applicant must be an American author who has published at least one full-length work — fiction or nonfiction — that has been published by a mainstream publisher. Applicants cannot have eligibility determined by a work that they paid to have published.
Authors League Fund- Emergency funding is available for career writers with established works as an author, dramatist, journalist, or poet.
American Society of Journalists and Authors Writers Emergency Assistance Fund- The Writers Emergency Assistance Fund helps established freelance writers who, because of illness, disability, a natural disaster, or an extraordinary professional crisis are unable to work. A writer need not be a member of ASJA to qualify for a grant. However, applicants must establish a record of past professional freelance nonfiction writing over a sustained period of years, which means qualifications generally similar to those of ASJA members. WEAF does not award grants to beginning freelancers seeking funding for writing projects, nor does it fund works-in-progress of any kind.
International Women’s Media Foundation Emergency Fund- This fund provides women journalists with the following: Small grants for psychological and medical care for incidents directly related to threats and crises caused by one’s work as a journalist; Three months of temporary relocation assistance in the event of crisis or threat; Legal aid to counter threats of imprisonment or censorship; Non-financial assistance in the form of information about additional access to resources
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Emergency Medical Fund- The Emergency Medical Fund (EMF) was established to help genre writers pay medical expenses not otherwise covered by insurance. The fund is meant to cover only short-term (i.e. emergency situations that interfere with the ability to write).
Dramatists Guild Foundation- Financial assistance to individual playwrights, composers, lyricists, and book writers in dire need of funds due to severe hardship or unexpected illness.
COVID-19 Emergency Fund for Journalists- The fund will distribute support ranging from $1,000–8,000 USD for local coverage of the preparation, response, and impact of this global pandemic as seen through evidence-based reporting. Beyond reporting on medical and physical health related to COVID-19, we especially encourage reporting that covers social, emotional, economic, and equity issues. Deadline: November 15, 2020
GENERAL
UNEMPLOYMENT and DISASTER RELIEF
OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCOME REPLACEMENT
DOING YOUR WORK VIRTUALLY
