Resource Directory
This directory includes emergency grants, learning opportunities, relief funds, and support services aimed at creative community, artists, and cultural workers. We are continuously updating and adding to this collection of listings, and welcome your input.
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by City Of Seattle
Registration is open for City child care and scholarships are available to those who qualify (up to 90 percent of the monthly rate could be covered for families).
- Type: service-program
- Topics: Relief Services, Youth & Families
by Seattle Public Schools
Seattle Public Schools is committed to providing meal service to students. If you have questions about this program, please call 206-252-0675.
- Type: service-program
- Topics: Food & Shopping, Relief Services, Youth & Families
by Disability Rights Washington
At its core, COVID-19 deeply impacts the disability community – those who identify as disabled and those who are new to our community due to existing health conditions that place them in high risk categories and/or who acquire disabilities after contracting COVID-19. The resource is a regularly updated page of Advocacy work of DRW as well as general COVID-19 Resource List for the disability community.
- Type: resource-directory
by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Racism and bias are often at the root of communities of color and other communities being excluded from policy considerations, often by design. This program attempts to address those issues directly: by supporting communities to identify a problem that negatively affects consumers; envision solutions; and partner with health care systems to implement them.
- Type: funding-program
- Topics: Business Planning & Admin, Relief Funding
by King County Department of Human Services
King County is accepting interest forms from tenants, small landlords, large property landlords and managers, manufactured home park owners and managers, and local nonprofits who wish to participate in a new Eviction Prevention and Rent Assistance Program.
- Type: service-program
- Topics: Relief Funding, Rent Housing Utilities
by Africatown Community Land Trust
In continuing our work to ensure that the our community continues to grow and thrive in place, ACLT’s Build Africatown COVID-19 Response Fund (“The Fund”) serves our community’s renters, homeowners and small business owners, specifically. The Fund will provide cash relief to individuals who need assistance with rent, mortgage payments, or small business expenses.
- Type: funding-program, service-program
- Topics: Advocacy & Organizing, Relief Funding
by Washington State Department Of Commerce
In response to the impacts of COVID-19, Drive-In WiFi Hotspots provide free temporary, emergency internet access for Washingtonians who do not have broadband service to their homes.
- Type: service-program
- Topics: Relief Services, Rent Housing Utilities
by City Of SeaTac
The SeaTac City Council authorized the use of $350,000 of its federal CARES Act funds to administer an Emergency Relief Grant Program to help businesses recover. Application window is Tuesday, September 1 at 12 PM (noon) through Friday, September 25 at 4 PM.
- Type: funding-program
- Topics: Business Planning & Admin, Relief Funding
by Queer Art
*UPCOMING DEADLINE: OCTOBER 31ST, 2020* The Barbara Hammer Lesbian Experimental Filmmaking Grant is an annual grant that will be awarded to self-identified lesbians for making visionary moving-image art.
- Type: funding-program
- Topics: Relief Funding
- Sector: Film - Television - Media Industry
by Craft Futures Fund
The Craft Futures Fund will support craft communities throughout the United States and their creative responses to COVID-19. These one-time, unrestricted grants of $5,000 will be disbursed to craft-based education projects that seed resilience, foster community, and amplify impact.
- Type: funding-program
- Topics: Relief Funding
- Sector: Other Creative Sector, Visual Arts Sector
by Equal Sound
If you are a musician who has lost income due to a cancelled gig as a result of the Coronavirus / Covid-19 outbreak, please fill out the form below to apply to receive support from Equal Sound's Corona Relief Fund.
- Type: funding-program
- Topics: Relief Funding
- Sector: Music Industry
by Harpo Foundation
The deadline to submit an application for the 2020 grant cycle has passed. The next deadline will be in April 2021. The deadline date will be posted in January 2021. The online application will open in February 2021.
- Type: funding-program
- Topics: Relief Funding
- Sector: Visual Arts Sector
by City of Auburn
Upcoming City Of Auburn Project Grants and Poet Laureate Nomination. Application deadline: September 23rd, 2020.
by Kent Washington
The City of Kent Arts Commission’s “Give Me Culture” program offers small, flexible grants to individuals, organizations and community groups for arts and culture projects and events that serve the public in Kent.
by Alexia Foundation
The Alexia has for 30 years given grants to student and professional visual journalists to help them produce projects that inspire change by addressing topics that are socially significant. The deadline is Oct. 5, 2020.
- Type: funding-program
- Topics: Relief Funding
- Sector: Film - Television - Media Industry, Other Creative Sector
by AmbitioUS
The Grant & Loan Fund will provide $125,000 in general operating support grants of up to $25,000 each to five creative-industry cooperative enterprises. Application deadline: Monday, October 5, 2020.
by Gusto
This resource hub to help you get the most updated news, information, and advice as you navigate this difficult time.
- Type: resource-directory
- Topics: Business Planning & Admin
by Teaching Artist Guild (TAG)
Resource directory with information specific to teaching artists.
by Comedy Gives Back
The intent of this fund is to provide approved applicants with a one-time grant to minimize financial hardships caused by COVID-19
- Type: funding-program
- Topics: Relief Funding
- Sector: Performing Arts Sector
by Freelance Artist Resource
This list is specifically designed to serve freelance artists, and those interested in supporting the independent artist community.
by Washington Center for Women in Business
No cost one-on-one business coaching and consulting in Thurston County.
- Type: hotline, service-program
- Topics: Business Planning & Admin, Relief Services
by King County
One-on-one coaching about a variety of business issues. Services available in nine languages.
- Type: service-program
- Topics: Business Planning & Admin, Food & Shopping
by Music COVID Relief
MusicCovidRelief.com is a resource brought to you by partners in the U.S. Music Community to help music professionals access information and applications to receive benefits
COVID-19 resource list for individuals, organizations, and businesses in the City Of Renton.
Funding for arts, cultural and heritage projects that serve residents and visitors in Renton, Washington.
by Martin Grant
The spread of COVID-19 has been and will be devastating for many industries, and comedy is certainly one of them. We are taking our $10,000 grant this year and turning it into ten $1,000 grants.
- Type: funding-program
- Topics: Relief Funding
- Sector: Performing Arts Sector
by Backline
In response to COVID-19: Backline connects music industry professionals and their families with mental health and wellness resources-streamlining access to a network of trusted organizations and care providers that understand this line of work.
- Type: service-program
- Topics: Health & Wellness
- Sector: Music Industry, Performing Arts Sector
by Washington Lawyers for the Arts
WLA is pleased to announce WLA Legal Advice Week (“WLA LAW”), a special week-long pro bono telephone clinic where artists and arts professionals statewide can get 30 minutes of free advice related to their legal issues.
by The Creative Independent
Void Academy's Siena Oristaglio offers advice for artists on how to raise funds to support themselves during crisis.
by Jews Of Color Field Building Initiative
The Jews of Color Initiative COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund for Individuals is meant to assist People of Color in the Jewish community who are most in need as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.
- Type: funding-program
- Topics: Advocacy & Organizing, Relief Funding
by Sustainable Arts Foundation
Grants for arts organizations that have residencies and programs that support artists and writers with children. Application closes September 30th, 2020.
by Crew Nation
At this time, we are accepting applications from anyone who has been financially impacted from concerts originally scheduled to take place in June 2020. The deadline to submit an application is Sunday, August 16, 2020. There are applications artists nationally and internationally.
- Type: funding-program
- Topics: Relief Funding
- Sector: Music Industry, Performing Arts Sector
by Will Rodgers Motion Pioneers Foundation
COVID-19 specific emergency grant for those in the motion picture industry. Phase 2 now Open. Grant application is fairly involved and doesn't seem to list total grant award amounts.
- Type: funding-program
- Topics: Relief Funding
- Sector: Film - Television - Media Industry
by Whipsmart
A statewide directory of resource listings for the creative sector during COVID19.
- Type: resource-directory
- Topics: Business Planning & Admin, Facility & Venue Operations, Food & Shopping, Health & Wellness, Learning & Development, Relief Funding, Relief Services, Rent Housing Utilities, Unemployment
- Sector: Festival & Event Industry, Film - Television - Media Industry, Literary Arts Sector, Music Industry, Other Creative Sector, Performing Arts Sector, Visual Arts Sector
by King County Creative
- Type: funding-program
- Topics: Relief Funding
- Sector: Film - Television - Media Industry, Performing Arts Sector, Visual Arts Sector
by Americans for the Arts (AFTA)
AFTA provides guidance in arts-specific asks to congressional representatives, with a template message and easy-to-use forms for sending.
- Type: petition/survey
- Topics: Advocacy & Organizing
- Sector: Literary Arts Sector, Performing Arts Sector, Visual Arts Sector
by Artists Up
a partnership of local arts agencies offers free coaching and guidance to artists in WA State in navigating COVID-related financial, legal and logistical challenges
- Type: service-program
- Topics: Business Planning & Admin, Facility & Venue Operations, Relief Funding, Relief Services, Rent Housing Utilities, Unemployment
- Sector: Festival & Event Industry, Film - Television - Media Industry, Literary Arts Sector, Music Industry, Other Creative Sector, Performing Arts Sector, Visual Arts Sector
by Gimme Shelter Performer Emergency Fund
Housing funds for independent performers of any format in Oregon.
by Sustainable Arts Foundation
List of resource listings for artists and writers with children.
by King County Local Services
Only for small businesses in unincorporated King County. Includes grant funding, language support and coaching.
by Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC)
a list of resources for Portland Metro artists and organizations from RACC
by Dramatists Guild Foundation (DGF)
Emergency grant program for dramatists (playwrights, composers, lyricists, librettists)
- Type: funding-program
- Topics: Relief Funding
- Sector: Literary Arts Sector, Music Industry, Performing Arts Sector
by Shade Literary Arts
Donate to or apply for relief from this fund for queer writers of color.
- Type: funding-program
- Topics: Relief Funding
- Sector: Literary Arts Sector
by PEN America
Emergency grant fund for published authors. $500-$1,000 one-time grants.
- Type: funding-program
- Topics: Relief Funding
- Sector: Literary Arts Sector
by Amercian Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA)
Writers Emergency Assistance Fund; memership not required
- Type: funding-program
- Topics: Relief Funding
- Sector: Literary Arts Sector
by Stage Directors and Choreographers Society
Resource list of information and funds for stage directors and choreographers
by Performing Arts Alliance
Activism for Economic Assistance for Nonprofit Theatres and Artists Impacted by Coronavirus
by Independent GoFundMe
Donate to or apply for funding from an emergency grant fund for WA stage techs via gofundme.
by Behind the Scenes
Emergency relief fund for the entertainment technology industry
- Type: funding-program
- Topics: Relief Funding
- Sector: Festival & Event Industry, Film - Television - Media Industry
by Seattle Foundation
Deploying resources to community-based organizations at the frontlines
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