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MRAC Emergency Relief Grant is sponsored by Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. Provides short-term, rapid relief to artists facing unexpected expenses or loss of income due to personal or professional emergencies or natural disasters in the Twin Cities metro area.
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Providing $500 for short-term, rapid relief to artists facing unexpected expenses or loss of income due to personal/professional emergencies or natural disasters. The ERF application is designed to be straightforward, so that artists can access funds when they need it most. The Artists Emergency Relief Fund Network is stewarded by Springboard for the Arts and supported in part by the F.
R. Bigelow Foundation, the Jerome Foundation, the McKnight Foundation, the John S. and James L.
Knight Foundation, and the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation. Program Overview and Application Instructions To find out about the Emergency Relief Fund, read through the Program Overview and Application Instructions , available below. In it, you’ll learn: Information about who is eligible to apply.
What types of emergency situations are allowed. What is required in the ERF application. How to use Submittable to complete your application.
View and Download the Program Overview To submit an application, you’ll need to be familiar with the requirements for the Emergency Relief Fund. Interactive Word Document The version has a standard, clickable table of contents and was also created for screen readers and other assistive technologies. This Word file downloads directly to your computer.
Emergency Relief Fund Overview (Word version) Ready to get started? Head over to Submittable to make an account or begin your application. If you have questions while working on your Emergency Relief Fund application, please reach out to our staff at emergencyrelief@mrac.
org . Header 1: Keila Anali Saucedo, Brujeria for Beginners , 2021, courtesy 20% Theater Company. Header 2: CAAM Chinese Dance Theater, Caponi Art Park’s Theater in the Woods, 2010, photo: Corey Pressgrove.
Header 3 (left to right): Impulse , Manifest Dance, 2022, Minnesota Fringe Virtual Festival, and BalletMN, Mozart 40th, 2017–2018. Send Mail: PO Box 4644 St. Paul, MN 55104 General Voice Mailbox: 651-645-0402 Email General Questions: info@mrac.
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Key questions and narrative sections extracted from the solicitation.
Description of emergency situation
How funds will be used
Artist residency documentation (county)
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Individual artists residing in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, or Washington counties in Minnesota facing unexpected expenses or loss of income due to personal/professional emergencies or natural disasters. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Up to $500 Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is April 10, 2026. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
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