Get Ready Grants for Individual Craft Artists

The Craft Emergency Relief Fund Get Ready program provides individual craft artists grants up to $500 to conduct activities that will help safeguard their studios, protect their careers and prepare for emergencies.

Donor Name:  Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF+)

State: All States

County: All Counties

Territory: American Samoa, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and U.S. Virgin Islands

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 10/31/2023

Size of the Grant: $500

Details:

Priority will be given to applications from people who identify in the global majority or as Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) and folk and traditional artists.

Eligible Activities

Examples of eligible activities include:

• Studio Safeguards
  • Safety equipment
  • Upgrading studio and/or equipment to improve studio health and safety
  • Contractor consulting
  • Purchasing safer materials and supplies
• Emergency/Disaster Readiness
  • Emergency tools, supplies and equipment
  • Upgrading studio to reduce disaster risk
  • Contractor consulting
  • Theft protection measures
• Business Protection & Support
  • Documentation and archiving
  • Inventory software
  • Business planning for continuity and contingencies
  • Creating secure business record-keeping systems
  • Tutorials or training in e-commerce,
  • Professional photography of their craft portfolio
  • Employing the services of website designers
  • Short-term support for childcare to allow studio work time
• Career Protection
  • Legacy or estate planning
  • Financial planning services
  • Documentation or digitization of artwork and/or related records
  • Legal counsel
  • Enrolling in a professional development course or workshop to enhance career protection.

Eligibility Criteria 

To be eligible for a “Get Ready” Grant, applicants must:

• Be an artist working in a craft discipline
• Be 18 years of age or older
• Have been residing and working in the U.S. or U.S. Territories for the last two years
• Not have received a Get Ready Grant in 2023.

For more information, visit CERF.