The Maryland State Arts Council is inviting applications for its Emergency Grants to support the needs of independent artists as they adjust to income losses as a result of an emergency.
Donor Name: Maryland State Arts Council
State: Maryland
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/05/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $2,000
Details:
Purpose
The purpose of the Emergency Grant is to support the needs of independent artists as they adjust to income losses as a result of an emergency.
Funding Information
- Emergency Grants are available for $2,000 per Independent Artist.
- Grant Period: (July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023).
Eligibility Criteria
Independent Artist:
- Must be an artist or collaborative group not directly affiliated with a larger arts organization or program.
- Must produce or present projects or programs that are relevant to the community and accessible to the public.
- Must be a Maryland resident (living in Maryland six months prior to the application’s submission and throughout the funded project or program) and must be 18 or older.
- May not be enrolled in any matriculated high school, undergraduate or graduate degree program.
- Applicants may receive up to one Emergency Grant per fiscal year.
Uses of funds
Emergency Grant funds may be used for:
- Grant funds may be used for losses sustained because of programming and/or events that have been modified or canceled as a result of the stated emergency, including but not limited to emergencies in relation to COVID-19.
- Examples of uses for Emergency Grant funds include covering essential living expenses, (including but not limited to rent/mortgage, groceries, medical expenses, utilities, etc.) as a result of lost income due to the stated emergency.
- Grant funds may be used for expenses related to artistic supplies/materials/etc. and must have a clear and direct connection to the emergency sustained and directly connected to planned or anticipated income from the artistic product.
For more information, visit MSAC.
