When preparing your application, note that the guidelines now explicitly state no work samples or portfolios are required. The artistic eligibility criteria have also been slightly relaxed, requiring "multiple public opportunities" over the past five years rather than strictly one per year. Finally, you can now access a direct link to the Submittable portal and a newly added information session video to help you apply.
Funder: New York Foundation for The Arts
Due Dates: September 9, 2025 | November 4, 2025 | January 6, 2026 | March 10, 2026 | May 12, 2026
Funding Amounts: Up to $5,000 per grant; approximately $150,000 awarded per cycle; one-time awards
Summary: Provides emergency financial support to eligible artists in visual arts, film/video/electronic/digital arts, and choreography facing recent, unexpected medical, dental, or mental health emergencies.
Key Information: Applicants must demonstrate financial need and sustained artistic activity; not for chronic or ongoing conditions.