New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is proud to partner with the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation to administer the Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants.
Donor Name: New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territories: American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 08/02/2022
Size of the Grant: up to $5,000
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 practicing in the visual arts, film/video/electronic/digital arts, and choreography.
This is a competitive grant program. This project is supported by the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation.
What Artistic Disciplines are Eligible:
Only artists working in visual arts, film/video/electronic/digital arts or choreography may apply to this program. The applicant must be the maker of the creative work (television producers, television/film performers and crew members, dance performers, et al are not eligible).
Visual and film/video/electronic/digital arts which are intended for commercial or mass production, or are work-for-hire projects, are not eligible. Eligible disciplines are defined as:
- Choreography
- Visual Arts
- Film/Video/Electronic/Digital Arts
Eligibility Requirements
To be eligible to apply, you must:
- Be an artist working 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 Nations, 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 current and ongoing activity in your artistic discipline
- Not be enrolled in any degree-seeking program
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
For more information, visit Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants.
