New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is proud to partner with the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation to administer Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants, a new emergency grant program for professional dancers.
Donor Name: New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)
State: New York
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/20/2022
Grant Size: up to $5,000
Details:
This program provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 to professional dancers in need, who are in dire financial emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Dire financial emergencies“ include the lack or imminent endangerment of essentials such as housing, medicine/healthcare, utilities, and food.
You 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
Ineligible expenses include, but are not limited to:
- Mortgage payments
- Expenses related to other family members – e.g. food, healthcare, child/parent-care
- Non-essential expenses
Funding Information
Up to $5,000
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for a Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grant, you must:
- Demonstrate recent and sustained activity as a professional dancer (in any stage/performance style, including aerial, ballet, hip-hop, jazz, modern, tap, and traditional/folk) over the last 3-4 years in public-facing performances. Inactivity, or online/streaming activity, during COVID is allowable. Self-produced online presentation and/or performances shared solely through Instagram or Facebook are not eligible. Your resume/bio should include: Title/production/event, company (if applicable), your position/role, location, and date(s) for each engagement.
- Live in one of the 50 states, a Tribal Nation, a U.S. Territory, or the District of Columbia on the grant deadline
- Be 21 years of age or older on the grant deadline
- Have adjusted gross annual income of $75,000 or lower for an individual, or $150,000 for joint filers, averaged over the last two federal tax returns
- Provide a W-9 with a Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) or EIN if you are funded
- Not be enrolled in a degree-seeking program
- Request expenses that have been/will be incurred in the U.S.
For more information, visit New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA).
