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 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.


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, 2024.

GRANT TIMELINE:

• Applications Open: Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 10:00 AM EST
• Applications Close: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 5:00 PM EST*
• Applicants Notified: Spring 2025

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

Click here to download the New Work Guidelines as a PDF

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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.

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, 2024.

GRANT TIMELINE:
Applications Open: Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 10:00 AM EST

Applications Close: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 5:00 PM EST*

Applicants Notified: Spring 2025

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


Click here to download the Arts Access Guidelines as a PDF

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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.
 

2025 QAF Grant applicants are eligible to serve as 2025 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 2024 to the beginning of February 2025
   

Panelists will receive an honorarium and be publicly recognized for their participation at the time of recipient announcement.

NOMINATION DEADLINE: November 12, 2024 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].