Our new Emergency Mental Health Micro Grants application is open!
You can submit your application through Submittable!
ABOUT THIS GRANT
As part of our Community Resource Program, the Indie Theater Fund has opened an Emergency Mental Health fund that will be awarding individuals $500 micro grants for indie theater makers to use toward therapy, medication, meditation classes, and any other mental health related costs. It is our hope that by providing this financial resource, we can help remove barriers that prevent artists from seeking and receiving the care, support, and information they need to care for their mental health.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
This application is open to any NYC-based indie theater artist in need of mental health funds, even if you have previously been awarded this grant. Anyone and everyone is welcome to apply, but funds will be prioritized* to BIPOC, Trans/Non-Binary, disabled, and immigrant artists.
Please note that if you are an individual who has already received funding from us in 2022, you will be prompted to upload a W-9 into your application in order to receive funds again. If you need a blank copy of a W-9, you can download one here.
APPLICATION PROCESS
To apply for funds, please complete the application linked here. This application should take you 10 minutes or less to complete. If you have any questions about the application or need assistance completing the application via phone, please reach out to our Programs Manager at, brea@indiespace.org
PAYMENT PROCESS
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis and reviewed by our staff on the last Monday of each month. You will receive a notification of your application status by the Wednesday of that review week. Eligible applicants will then be entered into that month’s lottery*, with priority being given to BIPOC, Trans/Non-Binary, disabled, and immigrant artists. Any eligible applicant whose number was not pulled will roll over into the next month’s lottery. This process will continue each month until all applicants have received a grant. A max of $10,000 will be given out each month.
Randi and I are continuously working hard to advocate for and grow our new Mental Health initiative. Our goal is to be able to serve every artist in need of this funding, and though it may take time, we will continue to raise and allocate funds in order to do so.
*priority is given via a weighted lottery system. All applicants who identify as BIPOC, Trans/Non-Binary, disabled, and/or immigrant artists will be given a weight of 2.
**We will be using the Random Picker software to run our grant lotteries. Screen recordings of each lottery will be made and are available to review by request.
