Emergency Relief Fund for Arizona Artists and Arts Professionals: Open to individual residents of Arizona who are 18 years of age or older whose primary source of income is related to artistic production, teaching artist residencies, arts and cultural events, or contract work with nonprofit arts organizations. https://azarts.gov/grant/emergency-relief-fund/
Napa Valley Emergency Financial Assistance (EFA) program: available for workers who live in Napa County, whose household income is at or below 120% of Area Median Income, and who do not qualify for government-sponsored unemployment or paid family leave benefits. https://www.napavalleycf.org/our-response-to-covid-19-in-napa-county/
Humboldt Health Foundation Angel Fund: provides small grants to meet immediate medical or health related needs of individuals who are residents of Humboldt County. https://www.hafoundation.org/Affiliates-Region/Humboldt-Health-Foundation/Angel-Fund
THE SAN FRANCISCO ARTS & ARTISTS RELIEF FUND: Individuals (artists, teaching artists, cultural producers, etc.) may apply for up to $2,000 and use the award however they see fit. Individual applicants will be invited to participate in an artist-to-artist listserv to exchange expertise, advice, and resources as a way to foster social connections during this time of financial crisis and social isolation. Applicants must be residents of San Francisco and cannot be either eligible for or receiving unemployment benefits. https://www.cciarts.org/EmergencyRelief.htm
Bay Area – Safety Fund Net: Grants of up to $500/month to help support artists in the Bay Area during the COVID-19 crisis. Artists – performing artists, musicians, visual artists, event producers, and other types of creators – who typically make their living offline at events & retail establishments that have been cancelled or closed due to coronavirus. Learn more.
Oolite Arts Relief Fund: Grants of up to $500 to cover lost income due to the novel Coronavirus for Miami area visual artists. Learn more.
The Atlanta Artist Lost Gig Fund is designed to provide financial assistance to Atlanta area artists who have unmet essential needs due to lost revenue from cancelled upcoming events and gigs. This fund is open to arts workers of ANY discipline including arts administrators, visual artists, craft artisans, performing artists of all kinds, musicians, writers, and all others. You must have documentation of your agreement for work (contract, email agreement, etc.) and documentation of the cancellation during the time of the COVID-19 crisis in order to apply (email stating such from contractor, etc.). https://c4atlanta.org/covid19apply/
MacArthur, the McCormick Foundation, Driehaus Foundation, Polk Bros Foundation, Field Foundation, and the Chicago Community Trust established a Journalism Fund to support Chicago-area media organizations who provide information about COVID-19 to Chicago residents. Grants up to $10,000 will go to both for-profit and nonprofit media for public benefit that might not otherwise be possible. The support through uncertain times helps to safeguard Chicago’s diverse media landscape, prioritizing small community and ethnic media outlets that bring information to underserved communities.
https://www.macfound.org/press/grantee-news/supporting-chicago-area-journalism-during-covid-19/
Arts for Illinois Relief Fund (AIRF): a statewide effort that provides financial relief to artists and arts organizations with urgent need due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund is managed by Arts Alliance Illinois and implemented by partnering organizations 3Artsand Arts Work Fund. 3Arts is managing the distribution of funds to Illinois artists based on an open application process. Through AIRF, 3Arts will issue $1,500 unrestricted, one-time grants to as many eligible artists as possible, given the total funding available. The application portal will close on Wednesday, April 8 at 5:00pm CST. There will be a 10 to 15 day processing period, followed by notification. https://3arts.org/artist-relief/
New Orleans Business Alliance Response to COVID-19: $500 - $1,000, dependent on a determination of need, for workers deriving 60%+ of their income from gig work. Must be a resident of New Orleans Parish. Learn more.
Cambridge COVID-19 Emergency Fund: Grants of between $200 and $1,000 for individuals who are residents of or employed in Cambridge, MA. Must provide Proof of residency / employment in Cambridge and letter of validation from a local nonprofit, civic or faith-based leader, teacher, venue host, or employer . http://cambridgecf.org/COVID-19-emergency-fund
NEIGHBOR-TO-NEIGHBOR (N2N) Grants for residents of Berkshire (MA)/Taconic (NY) area: one-time assistance for local residents who are in economic distress. Neighbor-to-Neighbor makes small grants (generally around $500) to help those with overdue utilities, medical bills, short-term housing costs and transportation problems. Checks are written to the vendor (landlord, utility company, pharmacy or mechanic) on behalf of the community member in need. http://www.berkshiretaconic.org/bReceivebNonprofitsIndividuals/SearchApplyforGrants/NeighbortoNeighborN2N.aspx
The Boston Artist Relief Fund: grants of $500 and $1,000 to individual artists who live in Boston whose creative practices and incomes are being adversely impacted by Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Open for but not limited to cover the costs for cancelled events, travel costs, teaching income loss, loss of supplemental income. Learn more.
Mass Cultural Council COVID-19 Relief Fund: Grants of $1,000 will be available to Massachusetts individual artists and independent teaching artists/humanists/scientists who have lost income derived from their work as a direct result of COVID-19 related cancellations and closures. Applications open April 8-22. Learn more.
Theater Community Benevolent Fund: For Boston theater community. Grants of $500-$1,500 for individuals impacted by COVID-19. http://www.tcbf.org/how-to-apply/
Futures Fund: Emergency relief for artists in St. Louis, MO. Grants of $1,000 to cover lost wages from events cancellations, lost teaching gigs, cancelled commissions, etc. Learn more.
Newark, NJ Creative Catalyst Fund: Newark-based individual artists or unincorporated artist collectives working in any artistic discipline can apply for artist fellowships from $1,000 - $10,000. Grants to support the creative practice of artists who have shown exceptional creative ability and commitment to social impact through their work. https://cityofnewark-arts.submittable.com/submit?utm_source=Arts+Ed+Newark
Culture Connects Coalition Artist Relief Fund: Santa Fe artists can apply for grants of $500-$1,000 to cover financial losses due to cancelled events (performance arts, readings, panels and teaching opportunities, exhibitions, art fair/market, etc.). https://www.santafenm.gov/culture_connects_coalition
Fulcrum Fund: Emergency relief grants are for self-identified visual or multi-disciplinary artists within an 80-mile radius of Albuquerque (including Santa Fe, Española, Grants and Socorro) who have lost income from cancellations and closures as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.516arts.org/opportunities/fulcrum-fund
NYC is giving grants to small business because of the Covid 19 situation. Take the survey link in the article.
https://www.crainsnewyork.com/small-business/small-businesses-get-loans-wake-outbreak
The Hebrew Free Loan Society (which helps all New Yorkers) has a new Coronavirus Financial Bridge Loan that "provides interest-free loans of $2,000-$5,000 to residents of New York City’s five boroughs, Westchester, or Long Island who are facing financial challenges caused by the Coronavirus outbreak. These loans are intended to address:
• Lost wages due to being unable to go to work
• Child care costs due to school closures
• Small business losses
• Canceled study abroad programs
• Related medical costs (edited)
https://hfls.org
NYC Employee Retention Grant Program to help small businesses retain employees while experiencing decreased revenue due to COVID-19. This program is available to New York City businesses with one to four employees that can demonstrate at least a 25% decrease in revenue as a result of COVID-19. Eligible businesses will receive a grant covering up to 40% of their payroll for two months.
Businesses, including non-profits, must:
Create an account to apply:
https://sbsconnect.nyc.gov/SignIn?ReturnUrl=%2Fcovid%2Feligibility%2F
NYC is offering $75K interest-free loans for business with under 100 employees and 25% decrease in sales due to Covid-19. Applicants must:
The Business Continuity Fund application will open soon:
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/sbs/businesses/covid19-business-outreach.page (edited)
NEIGHBOR-TO-NEIGHBOR (N2N) Grants for residents of Berkshire (MA)/Taconic (NY) area: one-time assistance for local residents who are in economic distress. Neighbor-to-Neighbor makes small grants (generally around $500) to help those with overdue utilities, medical bills, short-term housing costs and transportation problems. Checks are written to the vendor (landlord, utility company, pharmacy or mechanic) on behalf of the community member in need. http://www.berkshiretaconic.org/bReceivebNonprofitsIndividuals/SearchApplyforGrants/NeighbortoNeighborN2N.aspx
Elmira Corning and the Fingerlakes Community Service Micro-grants: Up to $250 per individual is available for creative community service projects. These grants will be reimbursable and available until school returns to session. If paying for items is an undue hardship, email [email protected]. To request reimbursement for a community service project in response to COVID-19, complete the form by going here. Documentation of expenses is required. Receipts may be emailed to [email protected] or mailed to 301 South Main Street, Horseheads, NY 14845. http://www.communityfund.org/newsroom/2020/3/16/covid-19
Artist Emergency Relief Fund Application: This Emergency Fund is only open to professional artists living in the Greater Greensboro area. We encourage any working Greensboro area artist in need of support due to cancellations from the outbreak of COVID-19 to fill out this application. This fund is a money-in, money-out fund. ArtsGreensboro will disperse funds weekly, based on the amount donated. This fund is directed to working artists, not organizations or nonprofits. https://www.artsgreensboro.org/emergency-fund-artist-application/
Durham Artists Relief Fund: Funds donated here go directly to artists (including visual artists) and arts presenters in Durham who have been financially impacted by cancellations due to COVID-19, with priority given to to BIPOC artists, transgender & nonbinary artists, and disabled artists. https://www.northstardurham.com/artistrelief
Greater Columbus COVID-19 Emergency Relief Grants: $1,000 grants for artists of all disciplines living in Franklin County who have experienced COVID-19 financial loss from cancelled events, including performances, paid speaking engagements, readings, exhibitions and festival/fairs, and from loss of teaching income. Learn more.
Red Dirt Relief Fund for Oklahoma Musicians
https://www.reddirtrelieffund.org/uncategorized/rdrfcovid-19/
Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council Emergency Fund for Artists: Artists and creative workers living in Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Washington, and Westmoreland counties are eligible to request up to $500. Learn more.
One Sioux Falls Fund: In response to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation, in partnership with the City of Sioux Falls and local businesses, has established the One Sioux Falls Fund. The goal of the fund is to help residents in the Sioux Falls MSA (Minnehaha, Lincoln, McCook and Turner counties) avoid evictions if they are unable to work due to COVID-19. Nonprofits, the County and the City will coordinate to distribute the funds to make sure assistance gets into the right hands. Learn more.
San Antonio: Relief fund for San Antonio artists impacted by COVID-19 cancellations set up by the city and Luminaria Artist Foundation. Learn more.
Dallas Artists Relief Fund: Grants of $200 for low-income, BIPOC, trans/GNC/NB/Queer artists and freelancers whose livelihoods are being affected by this pandemic in Dallas. https://www.gofundme.com/f/dallas-low-income-artistfreelancer-relief-fund
Northern VA COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Program: For residents of Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax County, Fairfax/Falls Church, Loudoun County, Manassas, Manassas Park, or Prince William County. Must have been directly impacted by the COVID-19 emergency creating financial hardship, and provide tangible documentation of the COVID-19 related hardship. Learn more.
Teton, WY Needs-based COVID-Relief grants: Open to any residents of Teton WY who have been negatively impacted. Eligibility is determined by confidential consultation. Apply at: https://www.one22jh.org
Facebook is offering a grants program for small businesses: cash and/or ad credits. Applicants must have between 2 and 50 employees, have been in business at least 1 year, have been directly impacted by COVID-19, and be in an area where FB operates.
https://www.facebook.com/business/boost/grants
The Freelancers Union has created a Freelancers Relief Fund offering up to $1,000 per freelance household to cover lost income and essential expenses not covered by government relief programs, including food/food supplies, utility payments, and cash to cover income loss. Apply or donate to the fund here. Open to freelancers nationwide.
https://www.freelancersunion.org/resources/freelancers-relief-fund
Healthwell Foundation COVID-19 Fund: Maximum award level of $250 to help cover costs related to delivered food, medication, diagnostics, transportation and telehealth as a result of COVID-19 risk or incidence. Applicants must earn 500% of the Federal Poverty Level (adjusted for household size and high cost of living areas). Telephone applications only. https://www.healthwellfoundation.org/fund/covid-19-fund/
American Documentary Artists COVID-19 Artist Emergency Fund: rapid response grants up to $500 to assist artists with basic needs including food, immediate health needs and insurance premiums. https://www.amdoc.org/create/funds-residencies/
ANONYMOUS WAS A WOMAN EMERGENCY RELIEF GRANT: This program will distribute $250,000 in grants, up to $2,500 apiece, to women-identifying visual artists over the age of 40 who have been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. The program is open to women-identifying visual artists over the age of 40 in the United States and territories, and aims to address the unique challenges faced by artists in middle age or older, particularly at this critical time. A link to the application form will be made available on Monday, April 6 at 10:00 AM EDT. Application period closes Wednesday, April 8th. https://www.nyfa.org/Content/Show/Anonymous-Was-A-Woman-Emergency-Relief-Grant
Arts and Culture Leaders of Color Emergency Fund - The Arts and Culture Leaders of Color Emergency Fund is intended to 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).
Twenty Summers Emergency Arts Fund (EAF) for artists and arts organizations facing unmanageable financial loss as a result of the Coronavirus. EAF is the first nationwide initiative that supports both artists and arts organizations, gives artists a chance to promote their work from home, and stimulates and connects art-lovers during a time of social isolation. They’re raising EAF funds from existing supporters, and are fundraising through a digital series, Art Interrupted. Twenty Summers is soliciting Art Interrupted videos from creators – visual artists, writers, songwriters, multimedia, etc. – to use for fundraising for the EAF and requests that their existing videos be shared through social media. https://www.20summers.org/eaf
Format – The Photographer Fund: Self-employed photographers who are facing financial hardships are invited to apply for assistance of up to $500 per person. https://www.format.com/photographer-fund
Carnegie Fund for Authors:
Website: https://www.carnegiefundforauthors.org/grant-eligibility
Queer Writers of Color Fund:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd4u-9VX5bQZrdt3H-wO99UPb8e_k4r3dy0A3wf8eoG3E-2sw/viewform
The PEN Writers Fund
Website: http://www.pen.org/writers-emergency-fund
Authors League Fund: for writers and dramatists
https://authorsleaguefund.org/apply/
Idea Awards COVID-19 Response Grant Lottery Entry Form: You are eligible to enter the lottery for a grant of $2500 from the Bret Adams & Paul Reisch Foundation if you are:
1) A playwright, composer, lyricist, or librettist
2) Have had a full professional production (defined for these purposes as a LORT, Off-Broadway, or Broadway full production, not a reading or workshop) of which you are a writer that was cancelled, closed, or indefinitely postponed due to the COVID-19 closures. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScnN7lZzFE819oHmeWZeTLn7_2sjSEXUQo5tIeopNqSiNDoKw/viewform?fbclid=IwAR0swzsLEQHl6g4uNxMXgr8ZBJs5UcStKCjnFyN8bvyGslJm22o8rMwvpVI
Recording Academy MusicCares COVID Relief Fund
https://www.grammy.com/musicares/get-help/musicares-coronavirus-relief-fund
