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National Emergency Grants for Dancers (Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grant)

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Funding Amount

Up to $3,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

National Emergency Grants for Dancers (Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grant)

Overview: One-time emergency grants for dancers anywhere in the US in dire financial emergency.

Geographic Scope: United States (all locations)

Eligibility: Dancers who have:

  • Recently lost engagements, OR

  • Been ill or injured

  • Facing dire financial emergency
  • Award Amount: Up to $3,000 for essential expenses

    Eligible Expenses:

  • Rent

  • Utilities

  • Medicine/healthcare

  • Food
  • Special Features:

  • Privacy is guaranteed

  • Bimonthly application cycles through June 2025
  • Administrator: New York Foundation for the Arts

    Funder: Robert Rauschenberg Foundation

    Related Program: Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants (for choreographers with recent, unexpected medical, dental, or mental health emergency expenses)

    How to Apply

    Application Process

    Cycles: Bimonthly through June 2025

    Deadline Example (2025): January 14, 2025 for one cycle; February 11, 2025 for another

    Required Materials: See program details at New York Foundation for the Arts

    Note: Recorded information session available

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

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