Emergency Grants
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Funding Amount
Varying amounts
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Overview
Emergency Grants
Funder: Foundation for Contemporary Arts Inc (NY, US)
Overview: Grant program providing urgent project support for artists facing immediate funding needs.
- Award Amount: Varying amounts per grant
- Number of Awards (2025): 240 grants
- Total Distributed (2025): $570,015
Award Details
- Dance
- Music/Sound
- Performance Art/Theater
- Poetry
- Visual Arts
Eligible Disciplines
Application Type
Grants by Application- Emergency Grants: Cancellation Funds - $49,880 distributed to 23 artists in 2025 for cancellation-related needs
- Disaster Relief - $349,800 awarded to 82 artists following Los Angeles fires; $25,000 to Red Hook Fire Recovery Fund for artists affected by Red Hook, Brooklyn fires
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Fields of Work
artsvisual-artistsmusicdancetheaterhardship
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