Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants

The Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants program provides one-time grants of up to $3,000 to professional dancers facing dire financial emergencies, due to the loss or lack of recent/current live performance work, because of circumstances outside of their control.

For more information visit: https://www.nyfa.org/awards-grants/rauschenberg-dancer-emergency-grants/

Requirements

To be eligible to apply you must:

• Be 21 years or older.
• Reside in the United States, the District of Columbia, a Tribal Nation, or a U.S. Territory.
• Be an artist in need, having an adjusted gross income of $80,000 or lower for an individual, or $160,000 for joint filers, averaged over the last two federal tax returns.
• Not have received a Rauschenberg Medical or Dancer Emergency Grant within the last five years (since their original grant award date)
• Cannot be enrolled in any degree-seeking program.
• Not have received a Rauschenberg Medical or Dancer Emergency Grant previously.
• Must demonstrate current and ongoing activity as a professional dancer

Application Instructions