WFF Housing Stability Grant for Artists
NYFA Grants
29 West 38th Street
New York City, NY 10018
Deadline
Posted
Requirements
To be eligible to apply, you must:
-Be 21 years or older on April 8, 2025
-Reside in one of the five boroughs of New York City
○If you receive a grant, you must maintain residency in NYC during the grant’s three-year period.
-Have maintained New York City residency for at least the last five consecutive years. A
short (12 months or less) absence in 2020/2021 due to COVID-19 may have occurred.
-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 (include wages, 1099 income, Social Security income, sales/royalties from artwork or properties, rental income, interest income or spousal support).
-Have household assets no greater than $108,710 ($155,300 for joint filers) as of the application deadline. Household assets include savings accounts, checking accounts, trusts, cash savings, investment assets (stocks/bonds etc.) and the entire market value of any interest in real property (residential, commercial, land, shares in a co-op, etc.).
-Not currently own or have equity in a primary or secondary residence
-Not currently be receiving rental assistance through a program including, but not limited to, Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Section 8 project-Based Voucher (PBV), Family Eviction Prevention Supplement (FEPS or CityFHEPS), Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), or a tenant in Public Housing or Section 202 (Supportive Housing for the Elderly).
-Not be enrolled in a degree-seeking program of any kind
-Demonstrate recent and ongoing activity as a visual artist