COVID-19 RESOURCES

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• Take Action with Global Citizen on COVID-19

• Workshops and Other Events by The Actor’s Fund

• Relief Resources for Artists from Pentacle Dance:

  • Foundation for Contemporary Arts – Emergency Grants

• NYFA’s Rauschenberg Emergency Grants Program – up to $5,000 for visual and media artists and choreographers

• Freelance Artists Resources – List of resources for arts groups and freelance artists

• Actors Fund – Emergency Funding for Individual Artists

• Indie Theater Fund – Granting $500 to companies, venues, and individuals working in NYC independent theater operating with budgets under $250,000.

• American Guild of Variety Artists – Sick & Relief Fund for AGVA members

• Dramatists Guild Fund – Emergency grants for individual playwrights, lyricists, and composers

• Episcopal Actors Guild of America – EAG Emergency Aid & Relief Program

• Boston Artist Relief Fund – Grants of $500 & $1,000 to individual artists living in Boston

• The Haven Foundation – Financial assistance to freelance professionals in the arts 

• Freelancer Covid-19 Emergency Fund

• Access HRA – Cash Assistance for NYC

• Go Fund Me Campaigns for Individual Artists:

  • NYC Dancers Relief Fund

• Artist Relief Tree – Campaign for Individual Artists

• DIEMlife – Apply to receive funds collected through a fundraiser

• For Small Companies:

  • U.S. Small Business Administration – small business loans

• Economic Injury Disaster Loan

• NYC Small Business Services

  • Relief for small businesses seeing a reduction in revenue because of COVID-19. Businesses with fewer than 100 employees who have seen sales decrease of 25% or more will be eligible for zero-interest loans of up to $75,000 to help mitigate losses

• Fewer than 5 employees →  a grant to cover 40% of payroll costs for two months

• Form to Apply for either grant above 

• Other Misc. Resources/Ideas:

  • Contact the National Endowment of the Arts—NEA

• Bridge loans for the balance of NYSCA or other government funds

• New Credit Card (if the company is eligible) – no interest for the first 12-18 months

• Congress has also decreased interest rates

• Joust Business Banking app – Advance on unpaid bills and more

• Promo code: JOUST4FREELANCERS

• Freelance Artists Resources – List of additional resources for arts groups and freelance artists. (not just financial resources)

• Artists in a Time of Global Pandemic panel – 2-hour webinar hosted by HowlRound discussing freelancer rights/contractual protections, how-to’s for emergency grants, ways to digitize performances, etc