CERF+’s Get Ready program provides grants to individual craft artists for activities that help safeguard their studios, protect their careers, and prepare for emergencies.
Donor Name: CERFplus
State: All States
County: All Counties
Territory: American Samoa, Commonwwealth of Mariana Islands, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/12/2025
Size of the Grant: Less than $1000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
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.
Funding Information
Up to $1,000.
Grant Period
Projects must be complete and grant funds utilized within six months of the grant award.
Eligible Activities
Examples of eligible activities include:
- Studio Safeguards
- Emergency/Disaster Readiness
- 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
- 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 the previous calendar year.
For more information, visit CERF+.
