Emergency Grants
Deadline
Rolling
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About this grant
How does FCA define “emergency"? The Emergency Grants program provides urgent last-minute funding for projects, not life emergencies. The program does not provide general project funding. Emergency Grants are for artists who: Have unanticipated opportunities (less than 10 weeks away) to present their work to the public when there is insufficient time to seek other sources of funding Incur unexpected or unbudgeted expenses for projects close to completion with committed exhibition or performance dates How does FCA define “experimental”?
Eligibility
- ✓ projects, not life emergencies
- ✓ USA
- ✓ visual arts
- ✓ music
- ✓ performance
- ✓ dance
- ✓ theatre
- ✓ poetry
How to apply
FCA considers all elements of an application in context to determine if an artist’s work aligns with our mission to support experimental practices. Many applications are declined each month because the applicant’s work is not a fit for FCA’s mission of supporting experimental, contemporary work in the arts.
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Last verified: 29 March 2026