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Robert Rauschenberg FoundationUS territoryprovide visual and media artists and choreographers with one-time grants of up to $5,000 for medical emergencies.Medical Emergency Fundinghttps://www.nyfa.org/Content/Show/Rauschenberg-Emergency-Grants
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New York City's Small Business ServicesNew YorkNYC Employee Retention Grant Program
The City is offering small businesses with fewer than 5 employees a grant to cover 40% of payroll costs for two months to help retain employees.		Fund - grants to small businesseshttps://www1.nyc.gov/nycbusiness/article/nyc-employee-retention-grant-program
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New York City's Small Business ServicesNew YorkNYC Small Business Continuity Loan Fund
Businesses with fewer than 100 employees who have seen sales decreases of 25% or more will be eligible to apply for zero interest loans of up to $75,000 to help ensure business continuity.		No interest loanshttps://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZL5N8XL
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US Small Business ServicesUS territorySmall business owners in all U.S. states and territories are currently eligible to apply for a low-interest loan due to Coronavirus (COVID-19).Financial Relief for emergency and disasterhttps://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/
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Dramatist Guild Foundation US territoryIt is vital to support writers in times of need so that they can get back to doing what they do best. DGF provides emergency financial assistance to individual playwrights, composers, lyricists, and bookwriters in dire need of funds due to severe hardship or unexpected illness.Financial relief for writershttps://dgf.org/programs/grants/grants-for-writers/
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Indie Theater FundTheaters in NYCGranted in 24-48 hours. Emergency/urgency only. ALso fundraising the funds as quickly as they are granting them!$500 emergency/urgency grantshttps://www.facebook.com/donate/509591526599992/1293853174133032/
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The Actors FundUS territoryEmergency Financial Assistance for artists and industry folk, depending on a variety of criteria. Funds are coming from various unions and industry companies.fundhttps://actorsfund.org/am-i-eligible-help
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MusicCaresUS territoryThe Emergency Financial Assistance Program covers financial, medical and personal emergencies. Eligibility is based on at least five years in the industry or credited contribution to six commercially released recordings or videos.fundhttps://www.grammy.com/musicares/get-help/musicares-coronavirus-relief-fund
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Motion Picture and Television FundSouthern CaliforniaTemporary emergency financial assistance is available for qualifying industry members in Southern California who are in financial hardship due to illness, disability, unemployment or other reasons.fundhttps://mptf.com/help/
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The Arts and Culture Leaders of Color Emergency FundUS territoryThe 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). If you fit this description and you are in need of short-term, immediate financial assistance – we would like to help. Please answer the questions below, and we will contact you if needed.

We will disburse funds in the amount of US $200 per person, on a first-come-first-served basis.
We will be accepting funds indefinitely.		fundhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfv4AazvLFVUNAgXoxqBqfZ7jJVkrMroa-CET6Vt6XygR-CaQ/formResponse
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SAG/AFTRAUS territoryThe SAG-AFTRA Foundation and the SAG-AFTRA Motion Picture Players Welfare Fund (MPPWF) have created the COVID-19 Disaster Fund that is now available to eligible SAG-AFTRA members who have been impacted by this pandemic.fundhttps://sagaftra.foundation/assistance/disasterrelief/
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Authors League FundUS territoryThe Fund offers interest-free, no-strings-attached loans to writers facing medical problems or financial emergencies. Application and details available on web site:no string attached loanswww.authorsleaguefund.org
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Change INCUS territoryChange, Inc. provides one-time emergency grants of up to $1,000 to artists of any discipline. Applicants must be professional artists who can demonstrate need. Each applicant must submit a detailed letter describing the financial emergency, copies of outstanding bills, medical fee estimates and current financial statements, along with a career resume, reviews, exhibition or performance announcements, and two letters of reference from someone in affiliated field.fundChange Emergency Funds - (212) 473-3742
Change, Inc.
PO Box 1818,
Sanibel, FL 33957
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The Soze AgencyUS territoryTHIS FUND, CREATED BY THE SOZE FOUNDATION, TASKFORCE AND INVISIBLE HAND, WILL SUPPORT ARTISTS AND ACTIVISTS WHOSE WORK HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY COVID-19. WE WILL BE MAKING $250-$750 GRANTS TO SELECTED APPLICANTS ON AN ON-GOING BASIS. WE CURRENTLY HAVE $50,000 TOTAL FOR THIS FIRST ROUND OF GRANTS.fundhttps://www.wearesoze.com/relief-fund
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Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency GrantUS territoryDo you have an unanticipated opportunity to present your work? Did you incur an unexpected expense that you didn’t budget for? The Foundation for Contemporary Arts offers Emergency Grants between $200 and $2,500 for visual and performing artists. They review applications once a month, so you can quickly take advantage of momentum or solve any budget errors.fundhttps://www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org/grants/emergency-grants
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PEN AmericaUS territoryThe PEN America Writers’ Emergency Fund is a small grants program for professional—published or produced—writers in acute or unexpected financial crisis. Depending on the situation and level of need, grants are in the range of $2,000.fundhttps://pen.org/writers-emergency-fund/
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The Blues Foundation HART FundUS territoryThe Blues Foundation Handy Artists Relief Trust Fund is available to Blues musicians and their families who are in financial need due to a broad range of health concerns.fundhttps://blues.org/hart-fund/#about
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Musicians FoundationUS territoryThe 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.fundhttp://www.musiciansfoundation.org/get-support/eligibility/
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Boston Artist Relief FundBostonThe Boston Artist Relief Fund will award grants of $500 and $1000 to individual artists who live in Boston whose creative practices and incomes are being adversely impacted by Coronavirus.fundhttps://cityofbostonartsandculture.submittable.com/submit/af2153eb-2d87-4e9d-9ebc-5861eb135999/boston-artist-relief-fund
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AGMAUS territoryAny AGMA member in good standing is entitled and encouraged to apply for financial assistance through the AGMA Relief Fund. Grants are awarded on a case-by-case basis, based on need.fundhttps://agmarelief.org/
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For The PeopleIllinoisWe are offering emergency microgrants of up to $500 to Illinois-based artists and freelancers of color whose income has been affected during the COVID-19 pandemicfundhttps://www.forthepeoplecollective.org/
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The Dancers' FundChicagoThe Dancers’ Fund provides short-term financial assistance to Chicago dance professionals in times of critical health need.fundhttps://chicagodancersunited.org/thedancersfund
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The Haven FoundationUS territoryMedical assistance for freelancersFundhttp://www.thehavenfdn.org/guidelines/
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Sweet Relief MusiciansUS territorySweet Relief Musicians Fund provides financial assistance to all types of career musicians and music industry workers who are struggling to make ends meet while facing illness, disability, or age-related problems.fundhttps://www.sweetrelief.org/request-assistance.html
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Equal SoundUS territoryThe Equal Sound Corona Relief Fund was set up on short notice to provide direct financial assistance to musicians who have lost work as a result of Corona-related event cancellations.Fundhttps://equalsound.org/project/corona-relief-fund/
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NYC COVID-19 Response & Impact FundNYCcreated to aid nonprofit service providers struggling with the health and economic effects of the coronavirus. It will give grants and loans to NYC-based nonprofits that are trying to meet the new and urgent needs that are hitting the city.Fundhttps://www.nycommunitytrust.org/covid19/#nonprofits
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Dance/NYCNYCDance/NYC invites metropolitan New York City area freelance dance workers to submit applications for awards through the Coronavirus Dance Relief Fund. UPDATE: Due to overwhelming demand, Coronavirus Dance Relief Fund applications for March support to Freelance Dance Workers closed on March 27, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. EST. The application will reopen on April 10, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Fundhttps://www.dance.nyc/programs/funds/FreelanceDanceWorkers
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Dance/NYCNYCDance/NYC invites metropolitan New York City area dance making organizations to submit applications for awards through the Coronavirus Dance Relief Fund. Fundhttps://www.dance.nyc/programs/funds/organizations
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Queer Writers of Color Relief FundUS territoryThis fund is for queer writers of color only, not organizations or nonprofits, who are in need of financial assistance right now. Fundhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd4u-9VX5bQZrdt3H-wO99UPb8e_k4r3dy0A3wf8eoG3E-2sw/viewform
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TWENTY SUMMERSUS territoryEmergency 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. We'll raise EAF funds from our existing supporters, as well as get the word out through a new digital series, Art Interrupted. Fundhttps://www.20summers.org/eaf
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CERFUS territoryCERF+ emergency assistance is available to established artists working in a craft disciplineFundhttps://cerfplus.org/get-relief/apply-for-help/craft-emergency-relief-fund/eligibility/
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Musicians Emergency Resource FoundationLouisvilleOffers mini grants and aid in locating further resources when a musician is in a true time of crisis or emergency. Fundhttp://www.louisvillelivemusic.com/index.php/need-help
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VARIETY ARTISTS		US territoryFOR INFORMATION REGARDING FINANCIAL AID THROUGH THE AGVA SICK & RELIEF FUND, PLEASE CALL DARLENE FRANK AT 212-675-1003 EXTENSION 102 TO REQUEST AN APPLICATION.Fundhttp://www.agvausa.com/sickandrelieffund.html
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Theatre Bay AreaBay AreaAny resident of the San Francisco Bay Area who has worked professionally or vocationally in local performing arts, who has been an active participant in the arts community (those whose life’s work is the performing arts, regardless of the income derived from work in the performing arts) and has experienced a loss of income due to COVID-19 because of:

Cancelled performance/s
Loss of performing arts work
Loss of supplemental income/job		Fundhttps://www.theatrebayarea.org/general/custom.asp?page=COVID-19relief-fund&fbclid=IwAR3DnhxXXnYxXCuf2k65x9iNehcaDvDjhltswQ8vMDVX9jke9HMk317j5s8#.XnV8Ca1Whso.facebook
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Theatre WashingtonWashington, DCAny theater professional currently residing in and who has actively worked in the Washington metropolitan area within the past two years is eligible to apply for emergency relief. theatreWashington’s Taking Care Fund will be awarding $500 grants to at least 220 people financially affected by this event. As more money is raised, more money will be granted.Fundhttp://theatrewashington.org/content/apply-now-financial-assistance
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The Max’s Kansas City ProjectNYSThe max’s kansas city project provides emergency funding & resources to professionals in the creative arts. Individuals who have made their living through their art form either professionally or personally and demonstrate a financial need for medical aid, legal aid or housing.Fundhttps://maxskansascity.org/emergency-grants/
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NC ARTIST RELIEF FUNDNorth CarolinaThis fund has been created to support creative individuals who have been financially impacted by gig cancellations due to the outbreak of COVID-19. 100% of donated funds will go directly to artists and arts presenters in North Carolina.Fundhttps://vaeraleigh.org/artist-relief-fund
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Spokane Artists & Creatives FundSpokane, WashingtonThis fund is for individual artists only that live in the Spokane, Washington area onlyFundhttps://www.surveymonkey.com/r/677MN8G
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PORTLAND AREA ARTIST EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDPortlandThis fund aims to assist those who are facing guaranteed lost income in the next 90 days (March 18th - June 10th) due to:-

A. Cancelling your artistic events (think gallery openings, performances, classes) AND/OR

B. Receiving cancellation notices for scheduled artistic "gigs." 		Fundhttps://www.pdxartistrelief.com/
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Arts Emergency Relief FundLAIn Round One of this Relief Fund, DCA anticipates having a total of approximately $160,000 to award an estimated 250-300 individual grants of up to $400 (solo performing artists) and/or or $1,200 (small ensembles). Fundhttps://culturela.org/grants-and-calls/aer-fund/
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Artist Relief FundUS territoryAny artist in any discipline whose income has been impacted by COVID19-related cancellations and closures may apply for emergency relief and support. Fundhttps://artistreliefproject.org/
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Robin HoodNYCRobin Hood anticipates making grants to 501(c)(3) organizations in New York City that are well-positioned to serve low-income communities. Fundhttps://www.robinhood.org/relief-fund-application/
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NEAUS territoryHave received an Arts Endowment award within the past four years (beginning with awards that were made in FY 2017 as indicated by an award letter that is dated on or after October 1, 2016, and an award number that begins with "17 - "). When using FY 2020 as the basis for eligibility, an organization's application must have been approved by the National Council on the Arts and the Arts Endowment Chairman no later than the March 2020 meeting of the National Council on the Arts.
Meet the National Endowment for the Arts’ "Legal Requirements" including nonprofit, tax-exempt status at the time of application. (All organizations must apply directly on their own behalf. Applications through a fiscal sponsor/agent are not allowed. See more information on fiscal sponsors/agents.)
Have submitted acceptable Final Report packages by the due date(s) for all Arts Endowment award(s) previously received.		Fundhttps://www.arts.gov/grants-organizations/CARES/grant-program-description
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ARTIST TRUST RELIEF FUNDWashington StateThe COVID-19 Artist Trust Relief Fund is open to individual artists of all disciplines residing in Washington State.Fundhttps://artisttrust.submittable.com/submit/162977/covid-19-artist-trust-relief-fund
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Chicago Theatre Workers Relief FundChicagoChicago area theatre professionals may apply for a grant of up to $500 on a first come first served basis.Fundhttps://chicagoplays.com/chicago-theatre-relief-workers-fund/
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Indy Arts & Culture COVID-19 Emergency Relief FundIndianapolis, INThis fund will provide rapid response $500 grants to help bridge the severe lost wages that make many in our creative community vulnerable. Fundhttps://indykeepscreating.org/apply/
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Springboard for the ArtsMinnesotaThe Personal Emergency Relief Fund helps artists in Minnesota recover from personal emergencies by helping pay an unanticipated, emergency expense. As part of our response to the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic, we have expanded the guidelines to include lost income due to the cancellation of a specific, scheduled gig or opportunity Fundhttps://springboardforthearts.org/additional-resources/personal-emergency-relief-fund/
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Arts for Illinois Relief FundIllinois3Arts is managing the distribution of funds to Illinois artists based on an open application process. The application portal will close on Wednesday, April 8 at 5:00pm CSTFundhttps://3arts.org/artist-relief/
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Arts Work FundIllinoisThe Emergency Relief Fund is accepting requests for funding to support arts + cultural organizations struggling with immediate lost revenue and non-recoverable expenses due to COVID-19. This grant opportunity is for all arts organizations in Illinois—regardless of budget size.Fundhttps://artsworkfund.org/
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Artist ReliefUS territoryArtist Relief will distribute $5,000 grants to artists facing dire financial emergencies due to COVID-19Fund https://www.artistrelief.org/
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Bret Adams & Paul Reisch FoundationUS territorylottery for a grant of $2500 from the Bret Adams & Paul Reisch Foundation: open until April 14thFundhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScnN7lZzFE819oHmeWZeTLn7_2sjSEXUQo5tIeopNqSiNDoKw/viewform
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Samuel AdamsArizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South, Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont1k grants for restaurant workersFundhttps://www.restaurantstrong.org/apply-for-grant/index.html
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ARTIST COMMUNITY RELIEF FUNDNYC zip codes: 10002, 10009, 10013will disburse $250 to 40 artists and arts workers who live in the following zip codes: 10002, 10009, 10013. sign up for Relief Fund Mailing List and we will notify you if more funds become availableFundhttps://www.abronsartscenter.org/artist-relief-fund/
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The Maurice Sendak FoundationUS territoryemergency relief grant program for children’s picture book artists and writers who have experienced financial hardship from loss of income as a direct result of the COVID-19 crisis.Fundhttps://www.nyfa.org/Content/Show/Maurice-Sendak-Emergency-Relief-Fund?mc_cid=f1e2566372&mc_eid=72c225dbdf
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The Lewis Prize for MusicUS territoryThe fund will distribute over 20 grants of $25,000 to $50,000 to responsive and adaptive Creative Youth Development (CYD) music programs.Fundhttps://www.thelewisprize.org/
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