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Maurice Sendak Emergency Relief Fund is sponsored by Maurice Sendak Foundation (MSF) and New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA). The Maurice Sendak Emergency Relief Fund, a partnership between the Maurice Sendak Foundation and the New York Foundation for the Arts, offers unrestricted grants to support children's picture book artists and writers impacted by financial hardship due to loss of income.
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The Maurice Sendak Emergency Relief Fund - Asian American Arts Alliance (A4) - Asian American Arts Alliance The Maurice Sendak Emergency Relief Fund The Maurice Sendak Foundation 29 West 38th Street, Floor 9 The Maurice Sendak Foundation (MSF) has seeded a new emergency relief grant program for children’s picture book artists and writers who have experienced financial hardship from loss of income as a direct result of the COVID-19 crisis.
Administered by NYFA, the Fund will distribute unrestricted grants of up to $2,500 apiece until the fund has run out. MSF has granted $100,000 to NYFA to begin the program. The application will open in Submittable on Thursday, April 23 at 1:00 PM EDT, and will close once 600 applications are received.
Funds will be awarded to eligible applicants in the order in which applications are received. -Applicants must be children’s picture book artists and/or writers who have published at least one picture book in the last five years (between 2015 and 2020) or who has a book currently under contract. -Applicants must be 21 years or older on or before April 23, 2020.
-Applicants must show documented losses of income for the period of February 1 -July 30, 2020. -Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents in any of the 50 states, District of Columbia or U.S. territories.
The fund will cover any documented lost income opportunities including, but not limited to: cancelled freelance commercial projects, teaching, speaking, or consulting assignments; lost temp work; layoffs or furloughs as a result of business closures, etc. Your income loss does not need to be specifically related to your practice as a picture book illustrator or writer.
It can be connected to your part-time / temp / additional employment. Applications Open: Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 1:00 PM EDT Applications Close: Once 600 applications have been received Application Review: Thursday, April 23 to Monday, May 4, 2020 Applicants Notified: By Friday, May 15, 2020 Comics/Illustration , Literary / Writing , Visual Art https://www. nyfa.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Children's picture book artists and writers over the age of 21 in the United States and territories who have experienced financial hardship from loss of income. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $2,500. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Maurice Sendak Emergency Relief Fund is funded by Maurice Sendak Foundation (MSF) and New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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