Please scroll down to apply for NYFA Grants & Awards that are currently open for submissions.
For more information about NYFA grant opportunities, as well as the guidelines and eligibility requirements for all the applications below, please visit our website at https://www.nyfa.org/awards-grants/.
The Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants program provides one-time grants of up to $3,000 to eligible dancers facing dire financial emergencies, 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 housing, medicine/healthcare, utilities, and food. Common circumstances include cancelled performances, cutbacks or cancellations of dance engagement contracts, loss of touring opportunities, and ongoing shutdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact.
Cycle 9 is open through 5PM ET on Friday, August 8. See full eligibility requirements and application guidelines here. Fpr more information, email [email protected].
The New Work Grant supports emerging individual artists and artist collectives of all artistic disciplines in their creation of new work. “New Work” is defined as work that has not been produced or presented to an audience before. New Work Grants offer project-based financial support of $3,000.
All QAF applicants are required to attend a live info session or watch a recorded info session. Any one member of an artist collective or collaboration may attend or watch an info session on behalf of their group. Attend or view an info session here.
WHO CAN APPLY?
- Artists who live in Queens or who have a full-time studio lease in Queens (PO boxes are not accepted).
- Artist collectives or collaborations must designate one Queens-based artist as the “lead applicant” who applies on behalf of the group. The lead applicant must meet all eligibility requirements for individual artists.
- Collectives must be unincorporated to receive funding.
- Artists working in any artistic discipline.
- Applicants must be at least 18 years of age by December 31, 2023.
GRANT TIMELINE:
Applications Open: Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at 10:00 AM EST
Applications Close: Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at 5:00 PM EST*
Applicants Notified: February 2024
*Please note that the application form on Submittable will automatically close and stop accepting applications at this time.
Visit NYFA's website for more information: https://www.nyfa.org/awards-grants/queens-arts-fund/new-work-grant/
Questions? Email [email protected].
The Arts Access Grant supports community-based organizations and collectives in their efforts to produce public arts and cultural programs that bolster the cultural vibrancy of the Queens communities and neighborhoods where they are located and operate. Applicants may submit grant requests for $1,000 to $5,000.
All QAF applicants are required to attend a live info session or watch a recorded info session. Any one member of an artist collective or collaboration may attend or watch an info session on behalf of their group. Attend or view an info session here.
WHO CAN APPLY?
- Organizations that apply must be a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and must provide proof of nonprofit status with a 501(c)3 determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service.
- Collectives that apply must be unincorporated artist collectives.
- The organization or collective applying must have existed for at least one year.
- Applicants must have an operating budget of less than $100,000 in at least two of the last three years.
- Applicants must be located/based in Queens and show proof of a Queens address in the application.
- Applicants can make only one project request per year that does not exceed $5,000.
- Applicants must designate a “Lead Applicant” to complete the Arts Access application and act as the point person throughout the selection process.
- Lead applicants must be at least 18 years of age by December 31, 2023.
GRANT TIMELINE:
Applications Open: Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at 10:00 AM EST
Applications Close: Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at 5:00 PM EST*
Applicants Notified: February 2024
*Please note that the application form on Submittable will automatically close and stop accepting applications at this time.
Visit NYFA's website for more information: https://www.nyfa.org/awards-grants/queens-arts-fund/arts-access-grant/
Questions? Email [email protected].
Panelists are an integral part of the Queens Arts Fund grant-making process. Panelists are artists, cultural workers, educators, and community leaders who are familiar with Queens and care about the people who live there. Panelists carefully review and pre-score QAF applications and participate in a virtual panel review meeting.
Panel nominees should be reliable individuals with a commitment to the arts, knowledge of Queens communities, and expertise in an artistic discipline, arts administration, and/or community arts programming. We encourage people in the early stages of their professional or creative careers to serve on panels as a professional development experience. Priority is given to panelists who are residents of Queens or who work within the borough.
NYFA assembles diverse panels, considering gender, ethnicity, cultural background, and geographic location. Panelists’ names are kept confidential until the awards are announced.
2024 QAF Grant applicants are eligible to serve as 2024 panelists; their applications will be reviewed in a panel session separate from the panel on which they serve.
Panelist Responsibilities:
- Attend a virtual Panel Orientation meeting prior to receiving applications for review
- Review and score up to 40 applications at your own pace within a three-week period of time
- Participate in a virtual day-long Panel Discussion meeting to select recipients and recommend funding
- Availability from December 2023 to beginning of February 2024
Panelists receive an honorarium of $200, and public recognition for their panel participation at the time of recipient announcement.
NOMINATION DEADLINE: November 14, 2022 11:59PM EST
*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 December 2024 if they are selected for a panel. Submitting a nomination form does not guarantee participation as a panelist.
All questions should be directed to [email protected].