NYFA Grants

The Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Art Grants (AWAW EAG) provides up to $20,000 to support environmental art projects led by women-identifying artists in the United States and U.S. Territories.

WHO CAN APPLY?

• Applicants must be women-identifying artists
• Applicants must be 18 years or older on or before February 21, 2023
• Applicants must be the project lead, but collaborative projects are eligible and encouraged to apply
• Applicants must have residence in one of the 50 states, a Tribal Nation, a U.S. Territory, or the District of Columbia on the grant deadline
• Applicants must be a US citizen, permanent legal resident, or O-1 visa holder
• Applicants cannot be enrolled in a degree-seeking program of any kind
• Applicants can be past recipients of any of NYFA’s and AWAW’s grant programs
• Recipients of the grant are open to accept additional funds from other donors
• NYFA and AWAW employees, members of the NYFA Board of Trustees or Artists’ Advisory Committee, and/or an immediate family member of any of the above cannot apply

WHAT TYPES OF PROJECTS ARE ELIGIBLE?

• Projects must be led by a woman-identifying artist
• Projects must have a focus on environmental issues. Environmental art projects that qualify for this program may focus on the following themes, but are not limited to:

                    - Regeneration
                   - Eco-social engagement
                   - Decarbonization as decolonization
                   - Ecofeminism
                   - Climate change / climate collapse
                   - Systems-restoration
                   - Interspecies relationships
                   - Natural or built systems
                   - Recycling and repurposing
                   - Clean energy production
                   - Bioplastics

• The funded project or phase of the project must be completed by June 2024
• Projects must have a public engagement component in the proposed project that is free to attend
• Funds must be used to complete the project outlined in the application form. Funds may be reallocated as necessary to complete the project.

GRANT TIMELINE:
Applications Open: Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at 10:00 AM ET
Applications Close: Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 5:00 PM ET*
Applicants Notified: August 2023

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

For more information visit:
https://www.nyfa.org/awards-grants/anonymous-was-a-woman-environmental-art-grants/


All questions should be directed to [email protected]

2023 Application Closes: Wednesday, June 14 at 5:00PM EDT

2023 Application Guidelines: Click Here

The JGS Fellowship for Photography is open to New York State photography artists, living and working anywhere in the following regions of New York State: Western New York, Finger Lakes, Southern Tier, Central New York, North Country, Mohawk Valley, Capital District, Hudson Valley, and Long Island. (Counties listed below in eligibility requirements)

Not open to artist currently living and working in New York City counties (Bronx, Kings (Brooklyn), New York (Manhattan), Queens, Richmond (Staten Island))

Eligibility requirements:

• Must work in photography. Traditional and experimental photography or any form in which photography or photographic techniques are pivotal, if not exclusive is eligible.
• Need to be a current full-time resident of New York State and have lived full-time in one of the regions listed above for a minimum of 12 months at the time applications close.
• Must live in one of the following counties: Albany, Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Dutchess, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Nassau, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Suffolk, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, Ulster, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Westchester, Wyoming, and Yates.
• Be at least 25 years of age at the time the application closes.
• Students in bachelor’s or master’s degree programs of any kind are not eligible to apply.
• All past recipients of any NYFA grant or Fellowship are eligible to apply, except past recipients of the JGS Fellowship for Photography.
• Cannot be a NYFA employee, members of the NYFA Board of Trustees or Artists' Advisory Committee, and/or an immediate family member of any of the above.

Please direct any questions about the JGS Fellowship for Photography at [email protected]

RAUSCHENBERG DANCER EMERGENCY GRANTS
This program provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 to professional dancers in need, who have a dire financial emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences. “Dire financial emergencies“ include the lack or imminent endangerment of essentials such as rental housing, medicine/healthcare, utilities, transportation and food. If you were displaced due to COVID, expenses to enable you to return to your working home base are eligible. 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
· Demonstrate recent and sustained activity as a professional dancer in any stage/performance style, including aerial, ballet, hip-hop, jazz, modern, tap, and traditional/folk since at least 2019. This is defined as being a paid dancer over at least the last three years in public-facing performances (outside of educational/academic settings). Inactivity, or online/streaming activity, during COVID is eligible. Self-produced online presentations and/or performances shared solely through personal websites, Instagram or Facebook are not eligible. Your resume/bio must include: Title/production/event, company (if applicable), your position/role, location (city/town and state), date(s) (at least the year) for each engagement.
· 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
· 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/.