Emergency Resources for Artists

• If you are experiencing a temporary financial hardship due to an emergency or crisis situation, please contact the Office of Financial Aid at financialaid@juilliard.edu. Students are advised to exhaust all other possible financial resources before applying for emergency assistance, including student loans and personal financial accounts.
• Violinist, alumna, and attorney Cecelia Hobbs Gardner compiled a wide-ranging list of federal, state, local, and nonprofit resources for the entire performing arts community. You can find her list of resources here. You can also read about her own experiences in these difficult times here.

Federal/State/City Resources - 

• Fair Fares NYC began in early 2019 as a program for certain eligible New Yorkers receiving Cash Assistance and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
• Resources for New Yorkers including health and wellbeing, food, rent/housing support, and employment opportunities.
• Boston Singers Resource COVID-19 Emergency Relief - Grants for New England-based classical singers who are dealing with canceled performances.
• San Francisco Arts & Artists Relief Fund - Grants of up to $2,000 for eligible artists in San Francisco, CA.
• Taking Care COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund (theatreWashington) - Grants to Washington-area theater professionals who face financial hardship from immediate closings, postponed productions, and other lost wages.
• New York City Department of Veterans Affairs has developed new initiatives and partnerships to support the veteran community. If you think you can benefit from their services, contact connect@veterans.nyc.gov or 212- 416-5250.  

Outside Organizations and Funding Opportunities - 

• Another Round Another Rally is a nonprofit providing $500 grants to employees in the hospitality industry that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
• The Service Workers' Emergency Fund provides assistance and funding to struggling service workers.
• Modest Needs provides grants and other short-term financial assistance to gig workers and others in temporary financial distress.
• Jazz Foundation of America - Providing financial assistance to jazz musicians impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Max’s Emergency Relief & Resource Fund - Offering $500-$1,000 grants to self-employed artists in New York State that have experienced a temporary financial setback
• Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF) COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund - Temporary financial assistance for members of the entertainment industry that have needs created or complicated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Brave of Heart Scholarship - Scholarship America - A fund created by New York Life and Cigna to provide charitable relief grants to support the families of healthcare workers who lose their lives to COVID-19.
• RedRover Urgent Care Relief - Provides financial assistance to pet guardians struggling with economic hardship when pets are in life-threatening situations.
• Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation Family Assistance Program - Help for qualified families of kids with cancer impacted by COVID-19.
• Entertainment Community Fund (formerly the Actors Fund) - Emergency financial assistance is available for people who are unable to pay their basic living expenses (food/housing/health care) over the next two months.

Databases - 

• Findhelp.org - Search by zip code for resources including food, housing and transit.
• Musician Health Resource - A blog updated daily that lists private financial aid resources geared towards musicians and other artists.
• COVID-19 Freelance Artists Resources - an aggregated list of FREE resources, opportunities, and financial relief options available to artists of all disciplines.
• Sallie Mae Scholarship Search - Scholarship Search is the free way to get access to more than 6 million college scholarships worth up to $30 billion.
• Creative Capital Award - Creative Capital  - an aggregated list of financial resources for artists working in all disciplines.
• Americans for the Arts Coronavirus Resource & Response Center - Includes a list of funding/grants resources.
• Visit The New York Public Library (NYPL) Foundation Center Resources for an online database of foundation and public charity programs that fund students, artists, researchers, and other individual grant seekers.

Rent/Housing Resources - 

• Rent Assistance - A search source to find government, non-profit, private, and faith-based affordable housing opportunities, emergency funding, and other aid