New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is proud to partner with the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation to administer the Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants.
Donor Name: New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)
Country: United States, the District of Columbia, Tribal Nation, or U.S. Territory
State: All States
Type of Grant: Grant
Type of Entity: Artists
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 11/30/2021
Size of the Grant: $5,000
Grant Duration: 12 months
Details:
This program is designed to serve artists in financial need who otherwise may delay critical treatment or incur substantial and perhaps overwhelming debt.
Funding Information
This program provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 for recent unexpected medical, dental, and mental health emergencies to artists in financial need, practicing visual arts, film/video/electronic/digital arts, and choreography.
Eligible expenses include, but are not limited to, these out of pocket costs to the artist:
- Provider (hospital/doctor/dentist/clinic) bills, including co-pays
- Tests/diagnostics/assessments/consultations to determine necessary treatment
- Physical/occupational therapy, acupuncture, chiropractic
- Prescription drugs specifically for the emergency medical condition
- Emergency dental work
- Transportation expenses to/from appointments/treatments
Grantees will be required to submit copies of paid bills/receipts.
Eligibility criteria
To be eligible to apply, you must:
- Be an artist working in visual arts, film/video/digital/electronic arts, or choreography
- Be 21 years or older on the cycle’s deadline
- Reside in the United States, the District of Columbia, a Tribal Nation, or a U.S. Territory
- Have an adjusted gross income of $75,000 or lower for an individual, or $150,000 for joint filers, averaged over the last two federal tax returns
- Your medical emergency and treatment must occur in the U.S. (including D.C., Tribal Nations and U.S. Territories)
- Demonstrate current and ongoing activity in your artistic discipline
- Not be enrolled in any degree-seeking program
For more information, visit NYFA.