Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grant:
Are you a dancer anywhere in the United States in dire financial emergency? Have you recently lost engagements, or been ill or injured? You may be eligible for a one-time Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grant of up to $3,000.
Cycle 21 will be open November 4-December 2 for essential expenses, including rent, utilities, medicine/healthcare, and food. Cycle 22 will be open January 6-February 10. Bimonthly cycles will follow through at least June 2026. A recorded information session is available here. This national program is administered by New York Foundation for the Arts and funded by Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. Privacy is guaranteed. Please click here for details.
Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants:
Are you an artist in need of critical medical, mental health, or dental treatment? Has a medical emergency impacted your creative practice? The Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants program provides grants of up to $5,000 for recent, unexpected medical, dental, and mental health emergencies experienced by artists in financial need who are creating in the visual arts, film/video/electronic/digital arts, or choreography. Privacy is guaranteed.
Cycle 33 is open October 7-November 4 for emergencies that occurred April 1, 2025, and after. Cycle 34 will be open December 9-January 6 for emergencies occurring June 1, 2025, and after. Please click here for details. Learn more in the recorded information sessions here and here. Cycles will continue through at least September 2025.
These programs are open to artists living anywhere in the United States, its territories, tribal nations, and the District of Columbia. Artists with disabilities, artists of color, and artists living outside of New York are particularly encouraged to apply. These programs are supported by the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation and administered by NYFA. For more information, email emergencyfunds@nyfa.org, or call 212/366-6900 x 239.