Financial Assistance Q&A

UPDATE: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3

• NEH Media Projects Development Grants: Opens June 12
• NEH Media Projects Production Grants: Opens June 12
• iTVS Documentary Film Fund: Opens June 15

UPDATE: WEDNESDAY, MAY 6

ADDED FRIDAY, MAY 1

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• CoFF! The Confinement (online) Film Festival: deadline May 11 at 5pm PT

ADDED FRIDAY, APRIL 24

US Chamber of Commerce Guide to Small Business COVID-19 Emergency Loans

ADDED WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22

• PICA—Precipice Fund: applications open May 4
• IDA Grant List
• Backstage—COVID-19 Resources for Actors, Creators + Performing Artists
• Artist Trust: Housing, unemployment, healthcare and more
• OPB: Help For Artists And Freelancers During The COVID-19 Pandemic
• The Recording Academy—MusiCares
• SHIFT—The Cutaway: Assistance for Freelancers and Gig Workers During the Coronavirus Pandemic
• Field of Vision—reopens May 6: Field of Vision and Topic Studios have created a $250,000 fund to provide grants for freelancers working in the Documentary field. The fund will distribute unrestricted grants of up to $2,000.

ADDED APRIL 17

• Sundance Institute
• The Actors Fund
• Authors League Fund (loans)
• The Photographer Fund
• Queer Writers of Color Relief Fund: $100-500 grants
• Arts and Culture Leaders of Color Emergency Fund: $200 grants; first come, first served
• Sweet Relief Musicians Fund
• Lane County Artist Relief Fund
• Gimme Shelter Performer Emergency Fund
• FCA Emergency Grants COVID-19 Fund
• Crew Nation Relief Fund: deadline May 1
• National Endowment for the Arts Grants
• Artist Relief: $5,000 grants

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