The Haven Foundation Grant

Deadline Date: 07/15/22

Grants to USA Individuals in the arts or entertainment industry for urgent financial assistance. The purpose of
this program is to mitigate unforeseen events that have negatively impacted the applicant's ability to work.
Funding is intended to help individuals in the entertainment or arts industries including authors, actors, singers,
dancers, directors, producers, choreographers, musicians, artists and screenwriters. The Foundation considers
the following media categories as part of the entertainment industry: books (including audiobooks), movies,
music, theatre, dance and television.

The Haven Foundation is a charitable foundation that assists people who have made their living as freelance
artists but have run into a difficult period because of illness, injury or mishap and need a helping hand to get
back on their feet again.

In order to be eligible for assistance, an applicant must be experiencing a specific career-threatening emergency.
The qualified person must have experienced a recent, unforeseen emergency or triggering event that has
significantly and adversely affected the qualified person’s ability to produce, perform and/or market his/her
work and, thus, creates the need for immediate relief funds and/or assistance.

http://www.thehavenfdn.org/application/

The Actors Fund Emergency Financial Assistance

Deadline Date: Ongoing

Financial assistance to USA individuals working in the field of performing arts and entertainment. Funding is
intended to assist individuals facing financial hardship due to unforeseen circumstances, including Coronavirus
(COVID-19). Eligible applicants are those that work in film, theater, music, radio, television, dance, opera, and
circus. This assistance can help towards the cost of immediate basic living expenses such as housing, food, utility
bills, or health care.\Financial assistance to USA individuals working in the field of performing arts and
entertainment. Funding is intended to assist individuals facing financial hardship due to unforeseen
circumstances, including Coronavirus (COVID-19). Eligible applicants are those that work in film, theater,
music, radio, television, dance, opera, and circus. This assistance can help towards the cost of immediate basic
living expenses such as housing, food, utility bills, or health care.
https://actorsfund.org/am-i-eligible-help

Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants

Deadline Date: 05/20/22 11:59 PM EST

Grants to USA and territories professional dancers for support in facing financial challenges caused by the
Coronavirus (COVID-19) health crisis. Eligible uses of funding include expenses related to food, housing,
medical, transportation, and other essential needs. The program is open to applicants demonstrating an urgent
and critical need for emergency support.

This program provides one-time grants to professional dancers in need, who are in dire financial emergency due
to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Dire financial emergencies“ include the lack of or imminent endangerment of
essentials such as housing, medicine/healthcare, utilities, and food. If you were displaced due to COVID-19,
expenses to enable you to return to your working home base are eligible. You must demonstrate an urgent and
critical need for emergency support in your application.

Applicants can request funding for eligible expenses for up to a three-month period, ranging from four months
before the grant deadline through four months after the grant deadline. Eligible expenses include, but are not
limited to:

● Housing (deposits, rent, utilities)

● Medical/dental/vision insurance premiums
● Medical/dental/vision/mental health care
● Food
● Transportation (car payments, insurance, ride shares/taxis, mass transit)
● Other essential expenses which you can specify

While housing and utilities expenses may be requested for your general household, other eligible expenses may
only be requested for your own individual purposes. Expenses can be already paid; can be owed; or can be
coming up in the near future.
https://www.nyfa.org/awards-grants/rauschenberg-dancer-emergency-grants/

Creative Capital and Andy Warhol Foundation

Deadline Date: 05/18/22 11:59 PM EST

Grants to USA writers for written works related to contemporary visual art. Eligible project types include
articles, short-form writing, and books. Eligible expenses include travel, living expenses, research, image
permissions and fees, a writer's fee, reproduction and copying costs, and costs related to editing, transcription,
and translation.

The grant aims to give writers time to write and is intended to cover costs associated with research and writing,
not design and production. In addition to project expenses, it is suggested that the applicant pays themself a
“writer’s fee” for the period they will be working on the project.

Applicants may apply for a grant in one of the following project types:

● Article: The Article category supports essays, magazine features, and extended exhibition reviews.
Catalog essays will be considered, except for exhibitions held at commercial galleries. Articles may be
published in print or online. A confirmed publisher for a proposed article is not a prerequisite to apply.
● Book: The Book category supports a broad range of books on contemporary visual art, from
general-audience criticism to academic scholarship. Writers working on experimental or non-traditional
arts writing are also invited to apply. Projects on work in adjacent fields—architecture, dance, film,
media, music, performance, sound, etc.—will only be considered if they directly and significantly
engage the discourses and concerns of contemporary visual art.
● Short-Form Writing: The Short-Form Writing category supports the ongoing practice of writers who
regularly produce short texts that respond to current exhibitions, events, and issues in contemporary
visual art. “Short” means texts in the range of 250-1,500 words. “Writers who regularly produce” means
writers who, on average, publish at least one text per month in print or online (magazines, newspapers,
blogs, or other independent publishing platforms).

The Arts Writers Grant supports both emerging and established writers who are writing about contemporary
visual art. The Foundation also supports art writing that engages criticism through interdisciplinary methods or
experiments with literary styles.

https://www.artswriters.org/

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

Deadline Date: 05/31/22 11:59 PM ET
Awards of up to $25,000 to USA and territories artists and artist groups to recognize exceptional contributions
in the area of folk arts. Eligible artistic genres include, but are not limited to crafts, dance, music, and oral
expression. Special consideration will be given to nominated artists residing in Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware,
Guam, Indiana, Northern Marianas, Kansas, Utah, and Vermont.

To honor and preserve the nation's diverse cultural heritage, the National Endowment for the Arts annually
awards up to nine National Heritage Fellowships to master folk and traditional artists, inclusive of one Bess
Lomax Hawes Fellowship (described below). These fellowships recognize artistic excellence, lifetime
achievement, and contributions to the nation's traditional arts heritage.

The designation of a Bess Lomax Hawes National Heritage Fellowship will be awarded to an individual who has
made major contributions to the excellence, vitality, and public appreciation of the folk and traditional arts. The
nominee should be worthy of national recognition and must be actively engaged in perpetuating the folk and
traditional arts. Named after the influential advocate, educator, and producer of the folk and traditional arts,
Bess Lomax Hawes, this award recognizes:

● An artist whose contributions, primarily through teaching, advocacy, organizing, and maintaining
important repertoires, have greatly benefited their artistic tradition. OR
● An individual such as a producer or advocate whose efforts have significantly increased opportunities
for and public visibility of traditional arts and artists.

https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/make-a-national-heritage-fellowship-nomination?utm_medium=email&
utm_source=govdelivery

Sandbox Fund

Deadline Date: 06/01/22

Grants to USA, Canada, and International individual filmmakers for nonfiction film projects. Funding is
intended for projects at any phase of production that are related to science and that promote interest in science.
Application assessment will be based on creative narrative techniques and projects that highlight diversity in
science, specifically those that feature characters, topics, or disciplines that broaden and redefine what it means
to be a scientist or to do science.
The Sandbox Fund offers grants, engagement events, and other opportunities for independent artists seeking to
explore the intrinsic link between science and culture through innovative storytelling. The program is
administered by the Sundance Institute Documentary Fund in collaboration with Sandbox Films, a
documentary studio that illuminates the art and beauty of scientific inquiry.

Grants are offered to independent artists who are working at the intersection of science and nonfiction
storytelling. The partnership identifies and supports nonfiction projects that inspire a deeper interest in science,
especially among those who don’t think of themselves as science enthusiasts.

Applications are evaluated on their use of artful and innovative film language, clear storytelling, originality,
feasibility, contemporary cultural relevance, and the potential to reach and connect with the intended audience.

Submissions are accepted at any production phase, from development through post-production. All proposals
must convey some vision for a finished film.

The Sundance Institute | Sandbox Fund supports projects that are feature-length documentaries (52 minutes
and longer). Hybrid/animated and experimental documentaries are also eligible to apply.

https://www.sundance.org/sandbox-fund/

Sundance Institute
Deadline Date: 06/06/22
Grants of up to $25,000 and grants of up to $50,000 to USA, Canada, and International independent
filmmakers for feature-length film projects. Funding is intended to support projects at any production phase
from development through post-production. Priority will be given to applications from early career and
emerging artists. Sundance supports independent nonfiction films that display artful film language, engaging
storytelling, originality, feasibility, contemporary cultural relevance, journalistic rigor (where applicable), and
potential to reach and connect with the intended audience.

Sundance accepts feature-length (52 minutes or more) nonfiction projects. The Sundance Institute
Documentary Film Program supports independent nonfiction films with budgets under $1,000,000 (one
million) USD. Hybrid/animated and experimental documentaries are also eligible to apply. Creative and
editorial control must be held by members of the films’ key creative teams. All proposals must convey some
vision for a finished film.
Grant Categories:

● Development: There is no reel required with an application, but access to location and characters must
be confirmed. The proposal should clearly articulate a potential direction for the project and ask
questions that would indicate a layered and nuanced approach. Mood reels, stills, or some visual
references for or depiction of the project in development are recommended. Prior work samples are
strongly recommended for development applications.
● Production/Post-production: Production grants provide funds to projects that are able to deliver at
least 10 minutes of edited material. At least 20 minutes are required for post-production grants. The
reel should convey the narrative and aesthetic approach for the final film.

http://www.sundance.org/programs/documentary-film

Paul M. Angell Family Foundation Grant

Deadline Date: 08/05/22

Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations for ocean conservation programs. Funding is
also available to USA nonprofits in eligible states for performing arts programs and to USA organizations to
promote social causes. A letter of intent is required prior to applying. Priorities and geographic focuses for each
of the three program areas are outlined below.

Conservation - The Foundation’s Conservation grant making focuses primarily upon issues of ocean
conservation. Priorities within Conservation are:

● Supporting the creation of Marine Protected Areas

● Encouraging sustainable fisheries management
● Eliminating illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing
● Conserving the world’s shark and ray species
● Limiting plastics pollution and other ocean debris
● Preserving coral species and ecosystems
● Grant requests for other types of ocean-related conservation efforts may be considered on a limited basis

Performing Arts:

● The goal of the Performing Arts program is to support the presentation, perpetuation, and propagation
of performing arts events, focusing on classical music and theater. Grantee organizations include
professional performers, presenters, (including broadcasters) and educators. The Foundation is
currently considering grants to the Chicago area, Cleveland, Detroit, and the Mid-Atlantic Region
(from Washington, D.C. north to Philadelphia, PA).
Social Impact:

● The goal of the Foundation’s grantmaking in Social Impact is to promote equitable, safe, and thriving
communities, particularly for low-income African, Latino/a, Asian, Arab and Native American
(ALAANA). Achieving this goal requires long-term, comprehensive approaches led by those closest to
the challenges and the possibilities.
● The Foundation is committed to understanding and addressing the root causes of persistent inequities
for ALAANA families and communities, including the profoundly harmful impacts of structural
racism and white supremacy. The Foundation funds efforts that promote access to meaningful life
opportunities, such as quality education, networks of support and healing, and financial assets and
employment. The Foundation also supports antiracist education, organizing, and advocacy efforts that
have strong potential to advance meaningful systemic change.
● Public and private disinvestment has created unjust inequities in almost every realm of social, economic,
and civic life of many ALAANA communities. At the same time, every neighborhood is home to
creative and resilient individuals, families, businesses, and institutions. The Foundation’s grantmaking
in Social Impact seeks to recognize both of these realities while it learns from and supports thoughtful
and strategic changemakers. Priority areas are Education, Economic Empowerment, and Justice.

Types of Support:

● General Operating - This is the most flexible type of grant. Funds may be applied in any manner in
which the organization sees fit, subject to its mission.
● Program/Project Grants - These grants are targeted to a specific program or goal. Applicants must
submit a program budget and narrative to support their applications.
● Education - Education grants support programs which disseminate information crucial to the
organization’s mission. They may include, but are not necessarily limited to: lectures, demonstrations,
workshops, guided tours, exhibitions, and distribution of printed or online materials.

http://pmangellfamfound.org/for-applicants/what-we-fund/

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

Deadline /19/22 11:59 PM Eastern Time
Grants to USA and territories nonprofit organizations, agencies, and tribal entities for arts initiatives and events.
Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Eligible disciplines include
media arts, dance, design, musical theater, arts education, artist communities, folk and traditional arts, literary
arts, local arts agencies, media arts, museums, music, opera, presenting and multidisciplinary works, and visual
arts.
For more information on eligible artistic disciplines, see
https://www.arts.gov/grants/grants-for-arts-projects/artistic-disciplines.

A project may consist of one or more specific events or activities; it may be a new initiative or part of your
organization’s regular season or activities. Organizations that undertake a single short-term program in a year
could apply for that event, or they could identify certain components (such as the presentation of a particular
artist and the associated activities) as their project. Organizations may apply for any or all phases of a project,
from its planning through its implementation.

https://www.arts.gov/grants/grants-for-arts-projects/application-calendar