Eligibility

Individual artists or representatives of artist collectives/ensembles making innovative, experimental work that pushes against or breaks from established artistic practices. Applicant must have a committed performance or exhibition opportunity with a specific date. Ineligible: curators, producers, organizations, and arts presenters. Cannot be enrolled in any degree-granting program. Must live in the United States or U.S. territories and hold a U.S. Tax ID (SSN, EIN, or ITIN). A 36-month wait applies after a prior Emergency Grants, Creative Research Grants, or Grants to Artists award (waived if the emergency stems from federal funding cuts).

United States and U.S. territories.

Explanation

Objective Opportunity score 67 for fca-emergency-grants-2026, computed from official-source registry evidence and Opportunity scoring configuration.

Grant amount is not disclosed on the official guidelines page. The 2026 Emergency Grants application window opens December 1, 2025 per the official program calendar; confirm the window remains open before applying.

Review the official foundation source and application path before acting.

Evidence

• Title: Emergency Grants for Artists
• Issuing Organization: Foundation for Contemporary Arts
• Official Source: https://www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org/grants/emergency-grants/guidelines/
• Opportunity Type: Foundation Community Program Grant
• Eligibility Summary: Individual artists or representatives of artist collectives/ensembles making innovative, experimental work that pushes against or breaks from established artistic practices. Applicant must have a committed performance or exhibition opportunity with a specific date. Ineligible: curators, producers, organizations, and arts presenters. Cannot be enrolled in any degree-granting program. Must live in the United States or U.S. territories and hold a U.S. Tax ID (SSN, EIN, or ITIN). A 36-month wait applies after a prior Emergency Grants, Creative Research Grants, or Grants to Artists award (waived if the emergency stems from federal funding cuts).
• Application Process: Apply 8-10 weeks before the project's presentation or exhibition date via the official Submittable application; applications submitted less than 6 weeks in advance may not receive a timely response.
• Geography: United States and U.S. territories.
• Source Trust Tier: tier_1_official_primary
• Oip Reviewed Date: 2026-08-04
• Re Verification Due Date: 2026-09-01