CERF+ offers Get Ready Grants, providing craft artists with grants up to $1,000 for activities to safeguard their studios, protect their practices, and prepare for emergencies.
Donor Name: CERF+
State: All States
County: All Counties
Territory: American Samoa, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Guam and U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/10/2025
Size of the Grant: Less than $1000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Priority is given to applicants that have been underrepresented in the craft community including BIPOC and folk/traditional artists.
Eligible Get Ready Grant 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
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 the previous calendar year
For more information, visit CERF.
