The Emergency Relief Fund Program provides $500 or $1000 to individual artists who have had a critical need relating to personal healthcare, housing, equipment, or legal emergencies since July 1, 2025. This program is intended to serve our community by addressing an individual artist’s recent and substantially disruptive emergency or disaster.

Important Dates:

Application Opens: September 21, 2026
Deadline: November 1, 2026 before 11:59 pm
Decision Date: November 18, 2026
Award Notification: November 19 – 27, 2026
Emergency Relief Period: July 1, 2025 – Present (The time frame in which the emergency happened)