The Foundation for Contemporary Arts provides emergency grants to professional artists in dance, music/sound, performance art/theater, poetry, and visual arts who have unexpected, career-threatening emergencies. Grants of up to $3,000 can cover medical bills, studio disasters, equipment loss, and other crises. Applications reviewed on a rolling basis with fast turnaround. Founded by Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg in 1963.

Arts & Culture Grantmaking

SVCF · Due 2026-04-15

$50,000

Artist Fellowship Grant

SJ Cultural · Due 2026-05-15

$5,000

Develop Quick Grants

Arts Council Santa Cruz County · Due 2026-05-26

$1,000

Arts & Culture Fund

EBCF · Due 2026-05-30

$25,000

Creative Work Fund Partnership Grant

Walter & Elise Haas Fund · Due 2026-06-01

$30,000