RAUSCHENBERG DANCER EMERGENCY GRANTS
  This program provides one-time grants of up to $3,000 to professional dancers in need, who have a dire financial emergency due to the loss or lack of recent/current live performance work, because of circumstances outside of their control. “Dire financial emergencies“ include the lack or imminent endangerment of essentials such as rental housing, medicine/healthcare, utilities, transportation and food. This grant program aims to provide dancers with greater stability to move forward by covering up to three months of essential expenses, recognizing the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the dance sector. You must present an urgent and critical need for emergency support in your application.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
To be eligible to apply, you must:

  · Not have previously received a Rauschenberg Emergency Grant through NYFA
  · On your resume/bio, demonstrate recent and sustained activity as a paid, live dancer in any stage/performance style, including aerial, ballet, hip-hop, jazz, modern, tap, and traditional/folk since at least 2019. You may apply if you perform in a variety of settings (for instance: ticketed stage performances, free street festivals and music videos), as long as you have performed in live, public-facing performances regularly since at least 2019 (at least one paid engagement annually). You do not need to be a full-time dancer, or receive your primary income through your dance performance. Inactivity, or online/streaming activity, during COVID (2020-21) and during the last six months, is allowable. Performances in educational/academic settings, social dance, competitive settings, clubs and commercial settings, exotic dance, commercials and industrials cannot be considered in this history of performing. Self-produced online presentations, and/or performances shared solely through personal websites, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, or other online platforms are not eligible.
  · Live in one of the 50 states, a tribal nation, a U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia on the grant deadline
  · Be 21 years or older on the grant deadline
  · Have adjusted gross annual income of $75,000 or lower for an individual, or $150,000 for joint filers, averaged over the last two federal tax returns

- Submit your two most recent federal tax returns
  · Provide a W-9 with a Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) or EIN if you are funded
  · Not be enrolled in a degree-seeking program
  · Request expenses that have been/will be incurred in the U.S.
 

For more information visit:
  https://www.nyfa.org/rdeg

Questions: [email protected]

  The first step in applying is to determine your basic eligibility. To be eligible, you must be able to answer "Yes" to these statements. If you can, please continue to complete the application. If you cannot, you are not eligible to apply. Please see our list of other artist emergency resources at https://www.nyfa.org/online-resources/emergency-resources/.
 

The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship is an $8,000 unrestricted cash grant available to artists living in New York State and/or one of the Tribal Nations located therein.

This grant is awarded in fifteen different disciplines over a three-year period (five categories a year) and the application is free to complete. The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship is not a project grant, but is intended to fund an artist’s vision or voice, at all levels of their artistic development.
 

GRANT TIMELINE

Applications Open: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 10:00 AM ET

Applications Close: Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 5:00 PM ET*

Applicant Notifications: Summer 2025

*Please note that the application form on Submittable will automatically close and stop accepting applications at this time.
 

WHO CAN APPLY

Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:

• 25 years or older by the application deadline date
• Current residents of New York State and/or one of the Tribal Nations located in New York State
• Must have maintained New York State residency, and/or residency in one of the Tribal Nations located therein, for at least the last two consecutive years (2023 & 2024)
• Not enrolled in a degree-seeking program of any kind
• Are the originators of the work, i.e. choreographers or playwrights, not interpretive artists such as dancers or actors
• Did not receive a NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in any discipline in the past five consecutive years: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.
• Cannot submit any work samples that have been previously awarded a NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship
• While collaborating artists are eligible to apply, the total number of artists cannot exceed three individuals (this includes the submitter). Each artist applying must all meet the eligibility criteria for this award. Artists applying as a collaboration cannot apply separately as an individual
• Applicants can apply in a maximum of 2 categories each cycle
• Are not a current NYFA employee or have been in the last 12 months, a member of the NYFA Board of Trustees or Artists’ Advisory Committee, 2025 panelist, or an immediate family member of any of the above
• Artists that have been awarded five NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowships receive Emeritus status and are no longer eligible for the award
   

Click here to download the guidelines as a PDF

Click here for answers to frequently asked questions!

Questions? Email [email protected]

The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship is an $8,000 unrestricted cash grant available to artists living in New York State and/or one of the Tribal Nations located therein.

This grant is awarded in fifteen different disciplines over a three-year period (five categories a year) and the application is free to complete. The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship is not a project grant, but is intended to fund an artist’s vision or voice, at all levels of their artistic development.

GRANT TIMELINE

Applications Open: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 10:00 AM ET

Applications Close: Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 5:00 PM ET*

Applicant Notifications: Summer 2025

*Please note that the application form on Submittable will automatically close and stop accepting applications at this time.
 

WHO CAN APPLY

Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:

• 25 years or older by the application deadline date
• Current residents of New York State and/or one of the Tribal Nations located in New York State
• Must have maintained New York State residency, and/or residency in one of the Tribal Nations located therein, for at least the last two consecutive years (2023 & 2024)
• Not enrolled in a degree-seeking program of any kind
• Are the originators of the work, i.e. choreographers or playwrights, not interpretive artists such as dancers or actors
• Did not receive a NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in any discipline in the past five consecutive years: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.
• Cannot submit any work samples that have been previously awarded a NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship
• While collaborating artists are eligible to apply, the total number of artists cannot exceed three individuals (this includes the submitter). Each artist applying must all meet the eligibility criteria for this award. Artists applying as a collaboration cannot apply separately as an individual
• Applicants can apply in a maximum of 2 categories each cycle
• Are not a current NYFA employee or have been in the last 12 months, a member of the NYFA Board of Trustees or Artists’ Advisory Committee, 2025 panelist, or an immediate family member of any of the above
• Artists that have been awarded five NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowships receive Emeritus status and are no longer eligible for the award
   

Click here to download the guidelines as a PDF

Click here for answers to frequently asked questions!

Questions? Email [email protected]

The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship is an $8,000 unrestricted cash grant available to artists living in New York State and/or one of the Tribal Nations located therein.

This grant is awarded in fifteen different disciplines over a three-year period (five categories a year) and the application is free to complete. The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship is not a project grant, but is intended to fund an artist’s vision or voice, at all levels of their artistic development.
 

GRANT TIMELINE

Applications Open: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 10:00 AM ET

Applications Close: Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 5:00 PM ET*

Applicant Notifications: Summer 2025

*Please note that the application form on Submittable will automatically close and stop accepting applications at this time.

WHO CAN APPLY

Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:

• 25 years or older by the application deadline date
• Current residents of New York State and/or one of the Tribal Nations located in New York State
• Must have maintained New York State residency, and/or residency in one of the Tribal Nations located therein, for at least the last two consecutive years (2023 & 2024)
• Not enrolled in a degree-seeking program of any kind
• Are the originators of the work, i.e. choreographers or playwrights, not interpretive artists such as dancers or actors
• Did not receive a NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in any discipline in the past five consecutive years: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.
• Cannot submit any work samples that have been previously awarded a NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship
• While collaborating artists are eligible to apply, the total number of artists cannot exceed three individuals (this includes the submitter). Each artist applying must all meet the eligibility criteria for this award. Artists applying as a collaboration cannot apply separately as an individual
• Applicants can apply in a maximum of 2 categories each cycle
• Are not a current NYFA employee or have been in the last 12 months, a member of the NYFA Board of Trustees or Artists’ Advisory Committee, 2025 panelist, or an immediate family member of any of the above
• Artists that have been awarded five NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowships receive Emeritus status and are no longer eligible for the award

Click here to download the guidelines as a PDF

Click here for answers to frequently asked questions!

Questions? Email [email protected]

The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship is an $8,000 unrestricted cash grant available to artists living in New York State and/or one of the Tribal Nations located therein.

This grant is awarded in fifteen different disciplines over a three-year period (five categories a year) and the application is free to complete. The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship is not a project grant, but is intended to fund an artist’s vision or voice, at all levels of their artistic development.

GRANT TIMELINE

Applications Open: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 10:00 AM ET

Applications Close: Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 5:00 PM ET*

Applicant Notifications: Summer 2025

*Please note that the application form on Submittable will automatically close and stop accepting applications at this time.

WHO CAN APPLY

Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:

• 25 years or older by the application deadline date
• Current residents of New York State and/or one of the Tribal Nations located in New York State
• Must have maintained New York State residency, and/or residency in one of the Tribal Nations located therein, for at least the last two consecutive years (2023 & 2024)
• Not enrolled in a degree-seeking program of any kind
• Are the originators of the work, i.e. choreographers or playwrights, not interpretive artists such as dancers or actors
• Did not receive a NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in any discipline in the past five consecutive years: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.
• Cannot submit any work samples that have been previously awarded a NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship
• While collaborating artists are eligible to apply, the total number of artists cannot exceed three individuals (this includes the submitter). Each artist applying must all meet the eligibility criteria for this award. Artists applying as a collaboration cannot apply separately as an individual
• Applicants can apply in a maximum of 2 categories each cycle
• Are not a current NYFA employee or have been in the last 12 months, a member of the NYFA Board of Trustees or Artists’ Advisory Committee, 2025 panelist, or an immediate family member of any of the above
• Artists that have been awarded five NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowships receive Emeritus status and are no longer eligible for the award
   

Click here to download the guidelines as a PDF

Click here for answers to frequently asked questions!

Questions? Email [email protected]

The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship is an $8,000 unrestricted cash grant available to artists living in New York State and/or one of the Tribal Nations located therein.

This grant is awarded in fifteen different disciplines over a three-year period (five categories a year) and the application is free to complete. The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship is not a project grant, but is intended to fund an artist’s vision or voice, at all levels of their artistic development.

GRANT TIMELINE

Applications Open: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 10:00 AM ET

Applications Close: Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 5:00 PM ET*

Applicant Notifications: Summer 2025

*Please note that the application form on Submittable will automatically close and stop accepting applications at this time.

WHO CAN APPLY

Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:

• 25 years or older by the application deadline date
• Current residents of New York State and/or one of the Tribal Nations located in New York State
• Must have maintained New York State residency, and/or residency in one of the Tribal Nations located therein, for at least the last two consecutive years (2023 & 2024)
• Not enrolled in a degree-seeking program of any kind
• Are the originators of the work, i.e. choreographers or playwrights, not interpretive artists such as dancers or actors
• Did not receive a NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in any discipline in the past five consecutive years: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.
• Cannot submit any work samples that have been previously awarded a NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship
• While collaborating artists are eligible to apply, the total number of artists cannot exceed three individuals (this includes the submitter). Each artist applying must all meet the eligibility criteria for this award. Artists applying as a collaboration cannot apply separately as an individual
• Applicants can apply in a maximum of 2 categories each cycle
• Are not a current NYFA employee or have been in the last 12 months, a member of the NYFA Board of Trustees or Artists’ Advisory Committee, 2025 panelist, or an immediate family member of any of the above
• Artists that have been awarded five NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowships receive Emeritus status and are no longer eligible for the award

Click here to download the guidelines as a PDF

Click here for answers to frequently asked questions!

Questions? Email [email protected]

Panelists are integral to the NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship grant-making process. Panelists are New York-based artists, cultural workers, educators, and community leaders who carefully review NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship applications throughout multiple scoring rounds and participate in a virtual panel discussion.

Panel nominees should be reliable individuals with a commitment to the arts and expertise in one or more of the artistic disciplines offered for the 2025 cycle:

• Architecture/Environmental Structures/Design
• Choreography
• Music/Sound
• Photography
• Playwriting/Screenwriting 

NYFA assembles diverse panels, considering gender, ethnicity, cultural background, and geographic location. Panelists’ names are kept confidential until the awards are announced.

Panelist Eligibility:

• 2025 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship applicants are not eligible to serve as 2025 panelists. 
• Panelists must be residents of New York State and/or one of the Tribal nations located therein. 

Panelist Responsibilities:

• Commitment: January 2025 – April/May 2025*

           * End date dependent on the discipline you are participating in.

• Attend a virtual Panel Orientation meeting prior to receiving applications for review.
• Review and score the submitted applications at your own pace over multiple review rounds.
• Participate in a virtual day-long Panel Discussion meeting to select recipients.

Panelists receive an honorarium based on the number of applications reviewed, and public recognition for their panel participation at the time of recipient announcement.

NOMINATION DEADLINE: December 10, 2024 at 11:59PM ET

*Early submissions are encouraged. If all spots are not filled by the deadline, nominations will remain open. NYFA staff will reach out to submitted nominees on a rolling basis, no later than January 2025 if they are selected for a panel.

 All questions should be directed to [email protected]