Rauschenberg Medical/Dancer Emergency Grants

From New York Foundation for the Arts –

Cycle 18 of the Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants have opened, and are approaching the deadline for Cycle 8 of our Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants.

In our Dancer Emergency Grants program, dancers do not need to work full-time as a dancer or generate the majority of their income from dance to apply! Grants provide essential living expenses to dancers experiencing a dire financial emergency due to COVID-19 and its consequences.

In our Medical Emergency Grants, choreographers, visual, and film/media/digital/electronic artists can request critical financial support for medical, dental or mental health emergencies. Guidelines and a recorded information session are now available.

Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants Cycle 18 is open through May 19. These national grants of up to $5,000 support direct treatment expenses for medical, dental or mental health emergencies that occurred September 1, 2022 or later; the deadline is May 19, 2023. Choreographers, those creating in the visual arts, and those creating in the film/video/electronic/digital arts, living anywhere in the U.S., D.C, US territories, or tribal nations are eligible. Cycle 19 will open June 20, with a deadline of July 21, for emergencies occurring December 1, 2022 and later. A recorded information session, along with guidelines and the online application, are available here.

Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants Cycle 8 closes April 28. These are one-time grants of up to $5,000 to professional dancers, dancers who have had paid engagements since at least 2019, but don’t necessarily have performing as their primary career or source of income. The program is open to dancers who have experienced dire financial emergencies due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences, including lack or imminent endangerment of essentials such as housing, medicine/healthcare, utilities, and food. Cycle 8 is open through April 28, 2023. Program guidelines, an informational video, and the online application are here: https://www.nyfa.org/rdeg.

Both of these programs are open to artists living anywhere in the U.S, its territories, tribal nations, and the District of Columbia. Artists with disabilities, artists of color, and artists living outside of New York are particularly encouraged to apply. For more information, email emergencyfunds@nyfa.org, or call 212/366-6900 x 239.