The Arts Readiness, Relief, and Recovery Grant provides financial support to artists in need affected by Hurricane Helene and/or Hurricane Milton and provide activities that help artists collectively prepare for or mitigate the impact of such disasters in the form of disaster preparedness education.
Donor Name: South Arts
State: Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/03/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Arts Readiness, Relief, and Recovery Grant provides $1,000 grants to artists in South Arts’ nine-state region residing in the FEMA disaster areas of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee impacted by Hurricanes Helene and/or Milton. Artists working in craft, traditional arts, design, literary, media/film, performing arts, visual arts, and interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary arts may apply for a grant to safeguard their studios, protect their practices, and prepare for emergencies. This opportunity is open to professional artists 18 years or older whose artistic practice generates any portion of their income. This recovery grant is for individual artists only who have not received relief or recovery funding from South Arts, ArtsAVL, CERF+, or any other arts agency or organization providing financial assistance to artists impacted by Hurricane Helene or Hurricane Milton.
Primary Discipline
- Dance, Music, Opera/Musical Theatre, Theatre, Visual Arts, Design Arts, Crafts, Photography, Media Arts, Literature, Interdisciplinary, Folklife/Craft/Traditional Arts, Humanities, Multidisciplinary, Non-Arts/Non-Humanities
- Race/Ethnicity: Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian/Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, White, No single race/ethnic group.
Artistic Category
The option best describes your artistic medium.
- Craft: ceramics, glass, fiber, metal, or wood
- Folk/Traditional: music, literature, storytelling
- Design: graphic design, fashion design, interior design
- Literary: writing, journalism
- Media: graphic and web design, radio, television, film
- Performing: theatre, dance, music, and other types of performance
- Visual: painting, sculpture, photography, mixed media
- Interdisciplinary: has a significant presence in more than one of the arts mediums
Use of Funds
Supported Activities
- Emergency tools, supplies and equipment
- Upgrading studio and/or equipment to improve studio health and safety and reduce disaster risk
- Contractor consulting
- Purchasing safer materials and supplies
- Emergency tools, supplies, and equipment
- Increased business insurance coverage
- Business continuity and contingency planning
- Documentation and archiving
- Secure record-keeping systems
- Digitizing artwork and/or related records
- Financial planning
Eligibility Criteria
- Must currently reside in FEMA disaster areas in Florida (Helene), Florida (Milton), Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, or Tennessee.
- Be 18 years of age or older and actively engaged in their artistic practice to generate any portion of their income.
Have active artistic practice in craft/traditional arts, design, literary, media/film, performing, visual, or interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary arts. - Have not received relief or recovery funding from South Arts, ArtsAVL, CERF+, or any other arts agency or organization providing financial assistance to artists impacted by Hurricane Helene or Hurricane Milton
Review Criteria & Selection Process
South Arts will review all applications for the Southern Arts Recovery Grant to ensure that the applicant:
- Is a verified resident of one of the FEMA-designated areas impacted by Hurricane Helene or Hurricane Milton included in South Arts’ nine-state region.
- Has an active, professional artistic practice.
Has not received relief or recovery funding from South Arts, ArtsAVL, CERF+, or any other arts agency or organization providing financial assistance to artists impacted by Hurricane Helene or Hurricane Milton.
For more information, visit South Arts.
