The New York Foundation for the Arts is pleased to announce the Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants.
Donor Name: New York Foundation for the Arts
State: All States
County: All Counties
Territory: American Samoa, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/20/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
This program provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 for recent unexpected medical, dental, and mental health emergencies to artists in financial need who are creating in the visual arts, film/video/electronic/digital arts, and choreography. Only generative artists are eligible—artists creating their own, independent work, with recent and ongoing opportunities for the public to experience that work.
Eligible Expenses
Eligible expenses include, but are not limited to, these out of pocket costs to the artist:
- Provider (hospital/doctor/dentist/clinic) bills, including co-pays
- Tests/diagnostics/assessments/consultations to determine necessary treatment
- Physical/occupational therapy, acupuncture, chiropractic
- Prescription drugs specifically for the emergency medical condition
- Emergency dental work
- Transportation expenses to/from appointments/treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to apply, you must:
- Be an artist creating in visual arts, film/video/digital/electronic arts, or choreography
- Be 21 years or older on the cycle’s deadline
- Reside in the United States, the District of Columbia, a Tribal Nation, or a U.S. Territory
- Have an adjusted gross income of $75,000 or lower for an individual, or $150,000 for joint filers, averaged over the last two federal tax returns
- Your medical emergency and treatment must occur in the U.S. (including D.C., Tribal Nations and U.S. Territories)
- Demonstrate recent and sustained activity in your artistic discipline
- Not be enrolled in any degree-seeking program.
For more information, visit NYFA.
