Do you need help paying for critical medical, mental health, or dental treatment? Have you had to suspend or reduce your creative practice because of a medical emergency? Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants Cycle 24 is open through May 17. This national program provides grants of up to $5,000 to support direct treatment expenses for medical, dental or mental health emergencies that occurred October 1, 2023 or later; the deadline is May 17, 2024. Artists creating in visual arts, film/video/digital/electronic arts and choreography may apply. A recorded information session, along with guidelines and the online application, are available here.


This program is open to artists living anywhere in the U.S, its territories, tribal nations, and the District of Columbia. Artists with disabilities, artists of color, and artists living outside of New York are particularly encouraged to apply. This program is supported by the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation and administered by NYFA. For more information, email emergencyfunds@nyfa.org, or call 212/366-6900 x 239.