With an increase in hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have started this list to point you to emergency financial resources.  Please note:

• We do not give out grants/make donations; this list is an informational resource
• This list is not comprehensive; we are adding resources as we become aware of them.
• We are adding new funds every day so check back for updates
• An asterisk (*) before a grant indicates it is still in development (not giving out funds yet)

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• Grants for Nonprofits
• Grants for Individuals
• Grants for Artists (all disciplines)
• Grants for Small Businesses
• International Aid

Have a fund for this list? Email it to [email protected]

FOR NONPROFITS:

• New! The American Rescue Plan Act: Read the full text from Congress and an excellent summary from National Council of Nonprofits
• New! 2021 Update for Nonprofits Applying to the Paycheck Protection Program
• New! SBA Lender Match - An online tool to match your organization with potential Paycheck Protection Program and other lenders offering SBA-backed funding.
• Funding for coronavirus (COVID-19) - Candid's pop-up webpage shares information about philanthropy's response to the pandemic.
• Raising Funds in the COVID-19 Era - Candid's free, online webinar to help your nonprofit navigate fundraising during the pandemic
• Storytelling in the Age of COVID-19: Networking & Fundraising - Candid's free online webinar in partnership with Westlake-Porter Public Library will explore creative approaches to help nonprofit organizations make connections and raise funds in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Find Your State Association of Nonprofits map - Click on your state to find your nonprofit state association's website on the National Council of Nonprofits' map. Your state association is a great place to find local resources and the latest COVID-19 news affecting nonprofits in your area.
• CARES Act: How to Apply for Nonprofit Relief Funds - A guide created by Independent Sector
• Loans Available for Nonprofits in the CARES Act - chart from National Council of Nonprofits providing details on loan options, eligibility criteria, terms, and application information.
• State Public Policy Resources on COVID-19 - National Council of Nonprofits' page for nonprofit-specific materials from state officials and useful resources on what states are doing in response to COVID-19.
• Esri (GIS) Disaster Response Program - Esri is providing the ArcGIS Hub Coronavirus Response template at no cost through a complimentary six-month subscription of ArcGIS Online with ArcGIS Hub Basic. The template includes examples, materials, and configurations to rapidly deploy an ArcGIS Hub environment. ArcGIS Hub is a framework to build your own website to visualize and analyze the COVID-19 crisis in the context of your organization's or community's population and assets.
• Nationwide list of community foundation relief efforts - An aggregated list by The Community Foundation Public Awareness Initiative.
• New York Council of Nonprofits, Inc. - No-cost consulting services for all New York State nonprofits, assistance with navigating the federal emergency loan landscape.
• Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants & Refugees COVID-19 Resources - An aggregated list of resources for nonprofits working with immigrants & refugees.
• The NDN Collective COVID-19 Response Project - Provides immediate relief to Tribal Nations, front line Indigenous-led organizations, and individuals who are providing essential services to Indigenous communities in North America during the current global health pandemic within the next 15-45 days to provide gap resources during this health crisis.
• GENYOUth For School's Sake - Providing grants of up to $3,000 per school to supply much-needed resources for meal distribution and delivery.
• Wild Apricot COVID-19 Relief  - Free three-month sponsored plan for any organization that is 100% dedicated to COVID-19 relief efforts.

FOR INDIVIDUALS:

If you need assistance finding food, paying housing bills, accessing free childcare, or other essential services, dial 211 to speak to someone at the United Way who can help.

NOTE: Financial assistance is NOT available through every 211.

211.org also has a comprehensive list of available resources for the following needs:

• Health insurance & medical expenses
• Home Internet access
• Unemployment benefits
• Federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Mortgage, rent, and utilities payment assistance
• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)/Food Stamps
• Food Assistance
• Relief for "gig economy" workers and contractors
• Mental health and crisis

EMERGENCY GRANTS FOR INDIVIDUALS

• Government Stimulus - Economic Impact Payments - This IRS web page lets non-filers enter their payment information and others to check on the status of their stimulus payment.
• Government Stimulus - What you need to know from the IRS - An FAQ page created by the IRS to answer your questions about the stimulus payments.
• Government Funeral Assistance - FEMA will be providing financial assistance for COVID-19-related funeral expenses incurred after January 20, 2020.
• NATIONAL - Brave of Heart Fund - Provides monetary grants to eligible family members of frontline healthcare workers and healthcare volunteers who lost their lives because of COVID-19.
• NATIONAL - Frontline Families Scholarship Fund - Scholarship America will facilitate the delivery of scholarship funds to the families of frontline healthcare workers who have lost their lives to COVID-19. The scholarships will be available starting in the 2021 – 2022 academic year.
• NATIONAL - Disabled American Veterans - COVID-19 Unemployment Relief - Service-connected veterans that have lost employment as a direct result of the coronavirus are eligible. This includes veterans that are self-employed as contractors or small business owners.
• NATIONAL - American Nurses Foundation Coronavirus Response Fund for Nurses - A cash grant for RNs, LPNs, and LVNs who are infected with COVID-19, caring for a family member with COVID-19, or are under employer-mandated quarantine due to COVID-19.
• NATIONAL - Fit Pro Relief Fund - A relief fund from Inspire 360 for fitness professionals that have been most impacted by COVID-19.
• NATIONAL - Western Native Voice COVID-19 Relief Fund - Members of native communities are asked to fill out a "needs assessment form" to help Western Native Voice allocate services to where they are most needed.
• NATIONAL - Patient Advocate Foundation + Team Rubicon COVID-19 Emergency Food Assistance Program - Program will provide urgently needed assistance for patients with cancer, multiple sclerosis or rheumatoid arthritis who experience difficulty accessing or affording food or other nutritional needs due to COVID-19.
• NATIONAL - RedRover Urgent Care Relief - Provides financial assistance to pet guardians struggling with economic hardship when pets are in life-threatening situations.
• NATIONAL - RedRover Emergency Boarding Grants - Provides financial assistance for pet boarding while pet owners are ill and unable to care for their pets due to the COVID-19 virus.
• NATIONAL - Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation Family Assistance Program - Help for qualified families of kids with cancer impacted by COVID-19.
• NATIONAL - Real Change Vendor Relief Fund - Cash cards and gift cards to supplement reduced income for Real Change vendors.
• NATIONAL - It Takes a Village Emergency Funds (Parenting Journey) - Stipend to ease financial burdens for Parenting Journey families
• NATIONAL - Bartender Emergency Assistance Program
• NATIONAL - DoorDash COVID-19 Financial Assistance Program - Financial assistance for eligible Dashers that are diagnosed with COVID-19 and have been active on the DoorDash platform for at least 60 days and have completed at least 30 deliveries in the last 30 days.
• NATIONAL - Freelancers Relief Fund - Assistance of up to $1,000 per household for any independent worker in the U.S. who has primarily earned income through freelance work for at least one year and has experienced a recent, sudden, and unforeseen hardship or loss of income as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• NATIONAL - Moonlighting.com - A leading freelance & work-from-home job site is offering free job searching and access to its business tools to help independent workers better manage jobs and gigs.
• NATIONAL - A Better Balance - A free helpline (call or email) that offers answers to questions about the law for workers facing issues at work related to sick, family, or medical leave.
• NATIONAL - One Fair Wage - Emergency Coronavirus Tipped & Service Worker Support Fund - Cash assistance to restaurant workers, care service drivers, deliver workers, personal service workers
• NATIONAL - *The Workers Fund - Help for gig and low-earning contract workers.
• NATIONAL - Student Relief Fund - Resources for college students in need of support due to a COVID-19 campus shutdown (note: organization does not offer financial assistance)
• NATIONAL - National Domestic Workers Alliance Coronavirus Care Fund - $400 in emergency assistance for home care workers, nannies, and house cleaners who have participated in activities of the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA), NDWA chapters, affiliate organizations, circles and current Alia users.
• NATIONAL - Restaurant Workers' Community Foundation COVID-19 Relief Fund - Emergency funding for those employed by or own restaurants or bars that are facing unforeseen expenses not covered by insurance.
• NATIONAL - HealthWell Foundation COVID-19 Ancillary Costs - Assistance for households that have a positive diagnosis for COVID-19 and have costs associated with delivered food, medication, diagnostics, transportation.
• NATIONAL - Apron Inc. Emergency Fund for Restaurant Workers - Grants of up to $500 each for restaurant workers for all currently employed persons (at least 6 months) who work in locally owned independent food service businesses.
• NATIONAL - American Kidney Foundation Coronavirus Emergency Fund - Small grants for kidney patients affected by coronavirus (NOTE: funds have been depleted & there is a waiting list).
• NATIONAL - Another Round, Another Rally Emergency Assistance - $500 relief grants for workers in the hospitality industry (dishwashers, bartenders, servers, bussers, chefs/cooks, sommelier, managers, hosts, concierge, cleaning staff, or barbacks may apply).
• NATIONAL - SAG-AFTRA Foundation COVID-19 Relief Fund - Emergency financial relief for SAG-AFTRA members.
• NATIONAL - HALO (Help A Library Worker Out) Fund - The EveryLibrary Institute is providing grants of up to $250 for library workers who are out of work or affected by the crisis.
• NATIONAL - Seed Commons: Worker Response Fund - Fund will provide direct support to worker-owners at cooperative businesses most affected by closures and downturn associated with the COVID-19 outbreak, such as food service businesses, custom manufacturing, and child care cooperatives.
• NATIONAL - The NDN Collective COVID-19 Response Project - Provides immediate relief to Tribal Nations, front line Indigenous-led organizations, and individuals who are providing essential services to Indigenous communities in North America during the current global health pandemic within the next 15-45 days to provide gap resources during this health crisis.
• NATIONAL - Unite Here Hospitality Workers Relief Fund - Funds for Unite Here members to pay for pay for food, rent, and utilities during the COVID-19 crisis.
• NATIONAL - Restaurant Opportunities Centers United ROC Relief - Financial assistance to restaurant workers impacted by the coronavirus crisis.
• NATIONAL - Brave of Heart Fund - A fund created by New York Life and Cigna to provide charitable relief grants to support the families of healthcare workers who lose their lives to COVID-19.
• NATIONAL - First Responders Children's Foundation COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund - Help for paramedics, emergency medical technicians, police officers, firefighters, and employees directly supporting police and fire departments such as 911 dispatchers in need due to COVID-19.
• NATIONAL - National and local COVID-19 resources for undocumented communities - A continuously updated crowd-sourced google doc available in English and Spanish. Recursos Nacionales y locales para comunidades indocumentadas disponible en inglés y español.
• NATIONAL - HealthWell Foundation COVID-19 Insurance Premium Payment Assistance - Assistance of up to $6,000 to pay for health insurance premiums for people in active treatment for a cancer/oncology diagnosis or a serious, chronic illness.
• ALABAMA - Alabama Restaurant & Hospitality Associations AL Hospitality Workers Relief Fund - (Due to overwhelming response, the application has been closed. If and when additional assistance becomes available, the application process will reopen)
• ARIZONA - Maricopa County Funeral Assistance - Maricopa County Funeral Assistance provides help for grieving Maricopa County families who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and have recently lost a loved one. Through the program, you can qualify for up to $1,200 to be applied to burial or cremation services at a participating licensed funeral home.
• CALIFORNIA - United Way of Santa Barbara County Emergency Rental Assistance - Provides limited rental assistance funds to eligible County of Santa Barbara residents, living in unincorporated areas of the County, that have experienced a loss of income due to the COVID-19 pandemic and can demonstrate the need for rental support..
• CALIFORNIA - United Way of Santa Barbara County Joint Response Grants - Individual financial need to help struggling community members secure and maintain basic needs, cover unexpected child care and education expenses, and recover from loss of wages due to business closures and social distancing measures.
• CALIFORNIA - United Way of Santa Barbara County Financial Assistance for Seniors - Goleta - Providing relief grants for seniors who reside in the City of Goleta, are aged 62 and older, and demonstrate a need related to the COVID-19 crisis.
• CALIFORNIA - Mayor's Fund Los Angeles Angeleno Campaign - Provides direct and immediate financial assistance for individuals and families experiencing extreme financial hardship caused by a job loss, severe reduction of work hours, or furloughs.
• CALIFORNIA - *One Family, Los Angeles - A fund in development that will distribute grants directly to families in need in Los Angeles, CA; refer to the FAQ page for information about how to access these funds.
• CALIFORNIA - *Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN) Emergency Community Stabilization Fund - Will distribute mutual aid directly to Asian immigrants and refugees in areas where APEN works (Oakland & Richmond, CA).
• CALIFORNIA - Napa Valley Emergency Financial Assistance Program - Financial help for workers who live in Napa County, CA.
• CALIFORNIA - Humboldt Health Foundation Angel Fund - Small grants to meet immediate medical or health-related needs of individuals who are residents of Humboldt County, California.
• CALIFORNIA - San Diego County Refugee Families Emergency Fund - Small, one-time grants to help refugee workers in the San Diego, CA, area.
• CALIFORNIA - Sacred Heart Community Service Financial Assistance for Low-Income Residents of Santa Clara County (CA) - Fund is no longer accepting applications but you can add your name to an "interest list" if you meet the eligibility requirements.
• CALIFORNIA - California Immigrant Resilience Fund - Directs eligible immigrants to local partners offering relief funds.
• CALIFORNIA - UndocuFund for Disaster Relief in Sonoma County, CA - Help for undocumented individuals & families residing in Sonoma County, CA, who have lost homes, wages, or employment.
• CALIFORNIA - 805 UndocuFund - Fund to assist immigrant families in Ventura & Santa Barbara County, California.
• CALIFORNIA - UndocuFund San Francisco - Help for those in the undocumented community who live or work in San Francisco, or lost employment in San Francisco due to the pandemic.
• COLORADO - Housing & COVID-19 Resources
• CONNECTICUT - United Way of Western Connecticut ALICE Emergency Fund - Provides fresh produce for individuals & families living in the 15 cities/towns this United Way serves in Western Connecticut.
• DELAWARE - Riverside Relief Fund - Relief funds for households in the Riverside housing community in Wilmington, DE.
• DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - DC Sex Worker COVID-19 Relief Fund - Funds are limited to DMV based sex workers with priority given to those who are Washington, DC, based.
• FIRST PEOPLES FUND - Resilience of Artists & Culture Bearers Fund - Emergency relief to grassroots artists and culture bearers within the First Peoples Fund network so that they can cover urgent personal needs: food, housing, caretaking, and/or healthcare expenses.
• FLORIDA  - Florida Immigrant Coalition Essential but Excluded Fund - Funds for immigrants living in Florida who are experiencing hardship due to COVID-19 and who are not eligible to file for unemployment or receive relief through the federal stimulus package.
• FLORIDA - WeCount Immigrant Worker COVID-19 Fund - Provides direct financial assistance to day laborers, farm workers, plant nursery workers, and other immigrant workers and families.
• FLORIDA - * Season of Sharing Fund (Sarasota County, FL - Community Foundation of Sarasota County) - Funds go directly to nonprofits; to receive funds from Season of Sharing, individuals must be working with a case worker at a social service agency. United Way 2-1-1 assists potential clients in finding the appropriate agency.
• FLORIDA - Central Florida Foundation ALICE Recovery Fund - Residents of Central Florida should call 2-1-1 for more information about this fund set up to support Central Florida residents whose financial stability is impacted by the economic consequences of COVID-19.
• GEORGIA - Fulton County COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program - Eligible Fulton County residents living outside the City of Atlanta can apply for emergency assistance for rent and utilities (water, gas, power) resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
• ILLINOIS - COVID HELP (Legal assistance) - Provides free, virtual legal assistance to people in Illinois who are facing housing and employment and other economic problems because of COVID-19. Help is available online, all day and every day, and it’s managed by a team of lawyers from nonprofit legal aid organizations across the state.
• ILLINOIS - Illinois CARES: Covid-19 Support Program - A program for University of Illinois students facing financial hardship due to the impact of COVID-19.
• INDIANA - City of Fort Wayne Emergency Rental Assistance Program - Provides funding to help qualified renter households pay for housing costs including  past due rent and utility bills and up to 3 months of future rent.
• INDIANA - Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs: Military Family Relief Fund - COVID-19 emergency assistance program for military families experiencing financial hardship.
• LOUISIANA - New Orleans Business Alliance COVID-19 Relief Grants - Grants for "gig workers" residing in Orleans Parish.
• MASSACHUSETTS - The Greater Attleboro Stronger Together Fund Emergency Resources -  Provides referrals to emergency assistance programs (including cash assistance) available to families and individuals in the cities and towns surrounding Attleboro, Massachusetts, who have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
• MASSACHUSETTS - Massachusetts Workers Emergency Relief Funds - A list of relief funds for workers in Massachusetts.
• MASSACHUSETTS - Boston Rental Relief Fund - This fund seeks to help tenants achieve housing stability by assisting with rental payments. The Fund is currently closed to applications but you can fill out the form to get notified when it reopens.
• MICHIGAN - Oakland County Michigan Rent, Mortgage & Utility Relief Program - Grants for eligible Oakland County residents that have a household income less than 80% of the area median income and have experienced COVID-related hardships.
• MISSISSIPPI - Woodward Hines Mississippi Community College Fund - Emergency relief to Mississippi community college students impacted by COVID-19; if interested, contact your community college for more information.
• NEVADA - Clark County CARES Housing Assistance Program - Assists residents of Clark County who have suffered substantial financial hardship and now lack sufficient income or resources to pay their rental housing costs and utilities because of the COVID-19 emergency or the response to that emergency.
• NEW JERSEY - Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey - Provides help to residents of Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester Counties.
• NEW JERSEY - United Way of Greater Union County (NJ) COVID-19 Emergency Fund - Assistance for individuals financially impacted due to COVID-19 in Union County, South Plainfield and North Plainfield New Jersey.
• NEW YORK - Help Now NYC - Lists assistance for individuals in NYC.
• NEW YORK - Neighbor-to-Neighbor Grants (Berkshire Taconic area, NY) - Small grants (generally around $500) to help those with overdue utilities, medical bills, short-term housing costs and transportation problems.
• NEW YORK - Hebrew Free Loan Society Coronavirus Financial Impact Loan (for NYC five boroughs) - Loans to support individuals with financial challenges caused by the coronavirus outbreak.
• NORTH CAROLINA - Charlotte (NC) Community Foundation Hand Up Grant (HUG) Response Fund - Eligibility screenings will be done through Charlotte County 2-1-1.  Funding will range from rental/mortgage, transportation, utilities, childcare, food needs, etc.   Simply call 2-1-1 or 941-205-2161.
• OHIO - Home Relief Grant - Starting November 2, 2020, the state of Ohio, working with local Community Action Agencies, will help eligible Ohioans who are behind on rent, mortgage, and water and/or sewer utility bills catch up on past payments back to April 1, 2020 and provide additional assistance through December 30, 2020.
• OREGON - Oregon Worker Relief Fund - Provides emergency financial relief for undocumented workers in any sector that lost wages due to COVID-19 or farmworkers who have COVID-19 and needs to Quarantine (for both documented, and undocumented) but needs financial help in order to take time from work.
• OREGON - Hillsboro Emergency Rent Assistance - Emergency rent assistance funds for people facing eviction. Requests can be made by calling Community Action at 503-615-0770 each business day starting at 9 am.
• OREGON - Oregon Lifeline - Oregon Lifeline is a government program that reduces the monthly cost of phone or broadband service for qualifying low-income Oregon households.
• PENNSYLVANIA - New Hope Ministries Emergency Response Fund - Helps with food, eviction prevention, emergency housing assistance and more for those that coronavirus has impacted within the communities served by New Hope Ministries (click here for a map of eligible communities).
• SOUTH DAKOTA - *One Sioux Falls Fund (Sioux Falls, SD) - to help residents in the Sioux Falls MSA (Minnehaha, Lincoln, McCook and Turner counties) avoid evictions and financial hardships if they are unable to work due to COVID-19 and if they are unable to qualify for federal or state assistance. Nonprofits, the County and the City will coordinate to distribute the funds to make sure assistance gets into the right hands.
• TENNESSEE - Memphis Urban League COVID-19 Economic Relief Restaurant & Hotel Fund - One-time grants for hourly restaurant and hotel workers who are Shelby County residents, employed by a business located within Shelby County, who have been furloughed, laid off, or have had their hours significantly reduced directly due to the economic effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
• TENNESSEE - Nashville Emergency Cash Assistance - Up to two months of emergency aid for qualifying families in the Nashville area that lost a job as a result of the pandemic state of emergency.
• TEXAS - City of McAllen Texas Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program - McAllen homeowners may be eligible for up to six months in mortgage assistance.
• TEXAS - Texas Rent Relief Program
• TEXAS - El Paso Food and Beverage Workers Fund (a fund of Paso Del Norte Community Foundation) - Grants to support food and beverage workers in El Paso, Sunland Park and Santa Teresa, New Mexico who have been laid off or working significantly reduced hours due to a temporary closure as a result of the pandemic.
• TEXAS - Get Shift Done El Paso (TX) - An effort to provide paid employment at $10 an hour for laid-off restaurant employees in El Paso, Texas, and help fill essential jobs at nonprofits serving our region's most vulnerable.
• VIRGINIA - Northern Virginia Family Services COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Program - Funds for eligible residents of Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax County, Fairfax/Falls Church, Loudoun County, Manassas, Manassas Park, or Prince William County, Virginia, that are experiencing hardship due to COVID-19.
• VIRGINIA - The Holli Fund - Offers grants of up to $750 each for individuals in the food service industry in the Richmond area who are experiencing an economic crisis
• WASHINGTON - United Way of King County Rent Help - Rent assistance for eligible residents of King County.
• WYOMING - ONE22 COVID-19 Financial Relief Awards (Teton, WY) - Need-based awards for anyone who lives or works in Teton County, WY, and has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

FOR ARTISTS (ALL DISCIPLINES):

LISTS

• Americans for the Arts Coronavirus Resource & Response Center - Includes a list of funding/grants resources.
• COVID-19 Freelance Artists Resources - an aggregated list of FREE resources, opportunities, and financial relief options available to artists of all disciplines.
• Creative Capital Arts Resources During the COVID-19 Outbreak - an aggregated list of financial resources for artists working in all disciplines.
• New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Emergency Grants - for artists in multiple disciplines and geographic regions.
  
  ALL DISCIPLINES
• Artist Relief Project - grants for any artist in any discipline whose income has been impacted by COVID-19-related cancellations and closures.
• Artist Relief Tree - A crowdfunding campaign that allows artists to request funds (NOTE: the campaign already has more applications for funding than it can accommodate at this time)
• CALIFORNIA - Emergency Resources for Artists & Freelancers - A list of emergency resources in California and nationally, put together by the Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI).
• COLORADO - Boulder COVID-19 Work Projects - Artist residents of Boulder who have lost work can apply for grants of $599 to complete a project. The application deadline has passed but you may submit an application to be placed on the waitlist.
• OHIO - Emergency Resources for Artists/Arts Related Businesses - List of emergency resources for artists in Ohio and nationally, put together by the Arts Commission.
  
  ENTERTAINMENT & THEATER
• The Actors Fund Emergency Financial Assistance - Emergency financial assistance is available for people who are unable to pay their basic living expenses (food/housing/health care) over the next two months.
• Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF) COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund - Temporary financial assistance for members of the entertainment industry that have needs created or complicated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
• CALIFORNIA - Theatre Bay Area CA$H Grants - financial support to individual theatre artists and small, professionally-oriented companies with operating budgets under $100,000.
• CALIFORNIA - Theatre Bay Area Performing Arts Worker Relief Fund - Relief for performing arts workers who reside in the San Francisco Bay area and have experienced a loss of income due to COVID-19.
  
  MUSIC
• American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) Relief Fund - Provides support and temporary financial assistance to members who are in need.
• CV19 Emergency Relief Aid Grant (Musicians Foundation) - Modest, one-time grants up to $200 will be available to eligible professional performers, educators and composers.
• Equal Sound Corona Relief Fund for Musicians -  Relief for musicians who have lost income due to a cancelled gig as a result of the Coronavirus / Covid-19 outbreak.
• MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund - Relief for lost income due to the cancellation of scheduled gigs or performances due to Coronavirus/COVID-19 precautionary measures.
• Sweet Relief COVID-19 Fund - Limited number of funds for musicians and music industry workers affected by the Coronavirus.
• COLORADO - Colorado Music Relief Fund - Grants open to musicians and music industry workers who have lost more than 25% of their weekly income due to COVID-19 closures, and who need assistance with basic expenses such as food, rent, medical costs, childcare.
• MASSACHUSETTS - Boston Singers Resource COVID-19 Emergency Relief - Grants for New England-based classical singers who are dealing with canceled performances.
• MASSACHUSETTS - Passim Emergency Artist Relief (PEAR) Fund - Grants for artists that have performed a show for Passim or taught at the School of Music in the last 10 years.
  
  VISUAL ARTS
• CERF+ COVID-19 Response Fund - A fund to support artists working in the craft disciplines.
• Foundation for Contemporary Arts COVID-19 Relief Fund Application - A temporary fund to meet the needs of experimental artists who have been impacted by the economic fallout from postponed or canceled performances and exhibitions.
• Rauschenberg Emergency Grants Program - A new emergency grant program that will provide one-time grants of up to $5,000 for medical emergencies.
• OREGON - Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA) Precipice Fund - Emergency relief grants for Portland, Oregon, area artists.
  
  WRITING
• PEN America Writers Emergency Fund - Grants for fiction and non-fiction authors, poets, playwrights, screenwriters, translators, and journalists.
• Dramatists Guild Foundation Emergency Grants - DGF provides emergency financial assistance to individual playwrights, composers, lyricists, and bookwriters in dire need of funds due to severe hardship or unexpected illness. DGF will be processing Emergency Grants based on severity of need, especially as it relates to Coronavirus.

FOR SMALL BUSINESSES:

• Small Business Administration Disaster Assistance Loans
• NATIONAL - Lowe's-LISC Partnership Rural Relief Small Business Grants - Grants of $20,000 to help rural small businesses.
• NATIONAL - Aurora Patents Relief for Innovative Startup Endurance (RISE) - A free provisional U.S. patent application or $5,000 towards a non-provisional U.S. patent application for a selected applicant; applicants must be a SMB or inventor that has been affected by the COVID-19 crisis and have an impactful innovation that they want to share with the world.
• NATIONAL - Grameen America Economic Relief and Recovery Fund - Microfinancing (loans) and essential capital to support Grameen's members who are low-income women entrepreneurs.
• NATIONAL - GoFundMe Small Business Relief Fund - Started by GoFundMe to help small businesses that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and empower their communities to rally behind them. GoFundMe has partnered with Yelp, Intuit QuickBooks, GoDaddy, and Bill.com to provide small business owners with the financial support and resources needed to continue running their businesses during and after the coronavirus crisis.
• NATIONAL - Kiva - Microloans for small businesses
• NATIONAL - Financial Assistance for Small Business - U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation has compiled a list of programs providing financial assistance to small businesses. Includes Multi-State Programs and State-by-State Programs.
• NATIONAL - James Beard Foundation Relief Fund - (Applications suspended due to overwhelming response; Foundation will notify its audience if the application will be reopened.) Provides critical financial assistance to small, independent restaurants that, due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) national disaster, have an immediate need for funds to pay set operating expenses and keep from going out of business.
• NATIONAL - Opportunity Fund Small Business Relief Fund - Support for eligible small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 crisis — especially those run by women, people of color and immigrants.
• ALABAMA - Calhoun County Small Business Relief Fund Round 3 - Grant applicants must be authorized representatives of small businesses with 25 or fewer employees, with their principal place of business in Calhoun County. Grant applicants must have experienced severe revenue loss and business distress due to COVID-19.
• ALABAMA - *Birmingham Strong Fund - will rapidly deploy resources to small businesses in Birmingham that are substantially affected by the Coronavirus.
• CALIFORNIA - Nevada County Board of Supervisors Community Resilience Grants - Grants program designed to offset COVID-19 related economic hardships and disruptions to local businesses and nonprofits.
• CALIFORNIA - Elaine F. Stepanek Foundation Restaurant Fund Grant Program - Grants of up to $10,000 for small, independently owned, dine-in restaurants located in either the City of Santa Barbara or the Santa Ynez Valley (including Los Alamos) that have been adversely affected by COVID-19.
• CALIFORNIA - San Diego Small Business Relief Grant - Provides grants to eligible small businesses located within the City of San Diego. (Application deadline has passed but additional funds may become available; check site for any updates).
• CALIFORNIA - San Francisco COVID-19 Small Business Resiliency Fund - Access of up to $10,000 for employee salaries & rent for eligible businesses in the San Francisco area.
• COLORADO - Colorado Enterprise Fund COVID Relief Loan - COVID Relief Loans with a maximum loan amount of $50,000 to businesses located in Larimer County that were existing and generating revenue pre COVID
• DELAWARE - Delaware Hospitality Emergency Loan Program (HELP) - No-interest loans of up to $10,000 per business/per month available to eligible businesses in the hospitality industry.
• FLORIDA - Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan COVID-19 - Loans of up to $50,000 available to small businesses in Florida experiencing economic damage as a result of COVID-19.
• ILLINOIS - Reinvest DuPage Small Business Grant Program - A business grant relief program for DuPage county.
• INDIANA - Indiana Small Business Restart Grants - Grants for registered Indiana businesses that meet eligibility requirements.
• INDIANA - City of Vincennes Small Business Relief COVID Grants - COVID relief grants for small businesses in the city of Vincennes with up to 50 employees.  Applications can be picked up at the Mayor's office.
• KANSAS - City of Wellington, KS, Community Development Block Grant - Funding to help businesses in Wellington affected by COVID-19, assist in job retention for employers of low-to-moderate income employees and businesses who are struggling to reopen due to the pandemic.
• LOUISIANA - Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries COVID-19 Relief Funds (CARES Act Assistance) - Financial assistance that will be available to Louisiana fishermen and others in the industry who have been financially affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
• MASSACHUSETTS - Community Development Block Grant COVID-19 Microenterprise Assistance Program -  Support qualifying microenterprises adversely impacted by COVID-19, giving priority to minority status owned business (Minority, Women, Veteran, Disability, LBGTQ+).
• MICHIGAN - Michigan Small Business Relief Program - Grants & loans to small businesses affected by the coronavirus.
• MINNESOTA - *Entrepreneur Fund (MN) Small Business Relief Fund - Direct grants to small business owners in northeast & central Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin.
• MINNESOTA - Grand Rapids (MN) Emergency Working Capital Loan Fund - Quick turnaround loads to Grand Rapid-based businesses impacted by COVID-19.
• NEW JERSEY - Union City COVID-19 Small Business Grant - Grants for small businesses (less than 25 full-time equivalent employees) in Union City.
• NEW JERSEY/NEW YORK - Heart to Harvest - Grants for restaurants in New Jersey, New York City, Westchester, Nassau, and Suffolk Counties.  Owners must operate no more than 5 restaurants total across the U.S., must have been open and in good standing with landlords as of March 1, 2020.  Priority will be given to restaurants that support small farms.
• NEW YORK - New York State PCDC Behavioral Health Care Resiliency Fund - Grants for New York State-licensed Article 31 or 32 provider to cover expenses directly and indirectly attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as investments to support organizations as they prepare to serve their communities going forward.
• NEW YORK - Pandemic Small Business Recovery Grant Program - Open to New York State small businesses and for-profit independent arts and cultural organizations with 100 or fewer employees that can demonstrate COVID-related revenue losses.
• NEW YORK - New York Forward Loan Fund - A loan program aimed at supporting the state’s small businesses with 20 or fewer full-time equivalent (FTE) employees (90% of all businesses), nonprofits and small residential landlords that have seen sharp reduction in rental income.
• NEW YORK - NYC Small Business Continuity Fund - Up to $75,000 in interest-free loans to NYC businesses that have experienced at least a 25% reduction in revenue due to coronavirus.
• OHIO - State of Ohio Business Grants - Eligible businesses can apply for the following grants: food and beverage establishment grants; entertainment venue grants; lodging grants; new small business grants.
• OHIO - City of Lima, OH, COVID-19 Business Assistance Grant - Small businesses with fewer than 5 employees or less can apply for up to a $5,000 grant. The owner of the business must meet low to moderate-income criteria to qualify.
• OHIO - Small Business Stabilization Fund (Cuyahoga County, Ohio) - Funds to assist small, neighborhood-based businesses throughout Cuyahoga County during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• OREGON - Hillsboro Small Business Emergency Relief Program - Grants of $5,000 for businesses in Hillsboro, Oregon, to offset losses associated with the coronavirus.
• PENNSYLVANIA - Bloomfield Development Corporation Grants for Outdoor Space Upgrades - Funds up to $300 available for businesses to improve and create  outdoor infrastructure so they can safely operate during the pandemic.
• RHODE ISLAND - Providence Business Loan Fund - Emergency Loans of $10,000 to $100,000, payable over 5-7 years with zero interest and no payments for the remainder of 2020 to assist Providence Businesses affected by COVID-19.  To be eligible, you must have been in business for three years and must have employees.
• TRIBAL NATIONS - The NDN Collective COVID-19 Response Project - Provides immediate relief to Tribal Nations, front line Indigenous-led organizations, and individuals who are providing essential services to Indigenous communities in North America during the current global health pandemic within the next 15-45 days to provide gap resources during this health crisis.
• WASHINGTON, DC - Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Loans (Washington, DC)
• WISCONSIN - Langlade County COVID-19 Microenterprise & Small Business Programs - Up to $10,000 grants to microenterprises (5 or fewer employees, including owner) and loans to small businesses.

INTERNATIONAL AID:

• India - COVID Resources Across India - A curated list of organizations and resources to help those impacted by the COVID crisis.
• India - GiveIndia - This fund is aimed at alleviating pressure on those without any job security or savings, making them the most vulnerable. These unemployed individuals have been duly verified by GiveIndia.
• Worldwide -  Kiva - Microloans for small businesses
• Canada - *Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta, Canada - Funds are being raised for nonprofit organizations in Alberta, Canada, impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Canada -  Canada AFC COVID-19 Fund - Short-term emergency financial assistance for entertainment industry professionals working in TV and film, music, theatre, and dance.
• Canada -  Fondation Des Artistes (Canada)  - Supports professional artists from all disciplines, whether they work in the performing arts, theater, television, cinema, circus, music, dance or visual arts.