Emergency Grants

National Programs

Facebook Small Business Grants Program

• For small businesses where Facebook operates
• Total of $100 million in cash grants
• Application window has closed
• Visit their website for information on additional resources

Grant Opportunity for Curators

• For curators experiencing unexpected emergencies related to the COVID-19 epidemic
• A one-time grant of up to $5,000
• The deadline to apply was April 12, 2020

Institute of Museum and Library Services CARES Act Grant

• For museum and library services
• A total of $15 million will be provided for eligible applicants
• The deadline to apply was June 12, 2020

Literary Arts Emergency Funding

• For literary arts organizations and publishers* and incorporated nonprofits with 501(c)3 status OR a fiscal agent
• A one-time, unrestricted grant from $5,000 to $50,000
• The deadline to apply is August 7, 2020

NEH: Cultural Organizations

• For arts, cultural, and humanities organizations
• Grants of up to $300,000 to sustain humanities organizations and preserve jobs in the cultural sector
• List of recipients available online

Programs for Northeastern States

Cambridge Artist Relief Fund

• For arts organizations and artists who live, work, create, and/or perform in Cambridge
• Only one grant per applicant is allowed
• This fund has closed, please visit their website for other resources

COVID-19 Arts Aid PHL

• For individual artists as well as small arts and culture organizations (annual budgets no greater than $250,000) and mid-sized organizations (annual budgets of $250,000 – $15M) whose operations, work and livelihood have been deeply affected by the COVID-19 pandemic 
• Up to $1,000 for small arts and culture organizations in Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties
• This fund has closed, please visit their website for updates and other opportunities

Dance/NYC Coronavirus Dance Relief Fund

• For dance making organizations with annual operating budgets between $25,000 and $500,000 and headquartered in the metropolitan New York City area, including the five boroughs of New York City, as well as Nassau, Rockland, Suffolk, and Westchester counties in New York State, and Bergen and Hudson counties in New Jersey
• One-time grants of $2,500 to $5,000
• The deadline to apply was April 22, 2020

NYC Indie Theater Fund

• For companies, venues, and individuals working in NYC independent theater (Off-Off-Broadway in theater houses of 99 seats or less), operating with budgets under $250,000
• Rapid relief grants of up to $500
• Grants will be awarded on an on-going basis until funds run out

NYC Small Business Services: Assistance & Guidance for Businesses Impacted Due to Novel Coronavirus

• For small businesses with fewer than 5 employees
• Grants to cover 40% of payroll costs for two months to help retain employees
• The NYC Employee Retention Grant Program is no longer accepting applications, but offering other resources to help in this time of need

Philadelphia COVID-19 Small Business Relief Fund

• For Philadelphia small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
• A mix of grants and loans
• Due to extraordinary demand and limited resources available, applications have closed

Nellie Mae Education Foundation

• For community-based organizations (CBOs) that provide services for AAPI communities throughout the New England region
• This grant opportunity is now closed
• Visit their website for future opportunities

Theatre Community Benevolent Fund

• For all active individual theater practitioners and all operational non-profit organizations of Greater Boston and the surrounding areas
• Company funding will be based on size and will range between $1,000 and $6,000, based on company circumstances, documentation of specific losses and size
• With the situation changing day to day, these funding amounts will be re-evaluated as the situation evolves

The Vermont Community Foundation 

• For artists and arts and cultural organizations located in the state of Vermont
• Multiple opportunities available
• Some grant deadlines have changed 

Vermont COVID-19 Cultural Relief Grant Program

• For arts and/or humanities organizations that are incorporated in the state of Vermont with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
• Deadline to apply was May 31, 2020

Programs for Central States

Arts Work Fund

• For all arts organizations in Illinois struggling with immediate lost revenue and non-recoverable expenses due to COVID-19
• Organizations by, for, and about people of color will be more strongly considered for funding at this time.
• Applications will be accepted in rounds
• Account required

Programs for Southern States

Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country

• For 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in the Texas Hill Country
• This fund has closed

Houston Arts Alliance

• For artists and arts organizations headquartered within Houston city limits
• All city-funded grant programs are currently closed
• Sign up to receive updates on future deadlines and programs

TACA Emergency Arts Relief

• For arts organizations based in Dallas County
• Round 1 and Round 2 application windows have closed
• Please visit their website for updates

Programs for Western States

4Culture REOPEN FUND: ORGANIZATIONS + LANDMARKS

• For cultural organizations and landmarks in King County
• Provides support for the training, protective equipment, infrastructure improvements, systems upgrades, additional personnel and other measures needed for cultural organizations and the owners/stewards of designated landmarks to provide programming under and to adapt to COVID-19 public health restrictions
• Deadline to apply is August 17, 2020, at 5 p.m.

Arizona COVID-19 Community Response Fund

• For nonprofits across Arizona
• This fund has closed

The San Francisco Arts & Artists Relief Fund

• For organizations (501c3 nonprofits, fiscally sponsored organizations, collectives and mutual aid societies of artists, artist cooperatives, cultural land trusts, etc.)
• Grant opportunity has closed
• Visit their website to learn more about the awardees