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Contact The NJ State Council
on the Arts
Mailing Address:
NJ State Council on the Arts
P.O. Box 306
Trenton, NJ 08625-0306
Office Address:
225 West State Street, 4th Floor
Trenton, NJ 08608
Tel: (609) 292-6130
NJ Relay: 711
Email: Feedback@sos.nj.gov
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COVID-19 Recovery Resources for Artists & Arts Organizations
Important Update!
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March 28, 2022
During the COVID-19 crisis, the Arts Council began this compilation of resources for
New Jersey artists and organizations experiencing personal or business losses due to the economic impact of the pandemic. As we emerge from the crisis, this list of resources will remain on our website here. Moving forward, instead of a bi-weekly notification, new
Receive this as a forward? Sign up to get COVID-19 Recovery Resources for
Artists & Arts Organizations delivered to your inbox here!
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Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners |
Community Development Block Grant Program
Grants for the reimbursement of eligible expenses incurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic to qualified small businesses, microenterprises, and nonprofit organizations either located in or providing services to low-moderate income areas in Monmouth County, New Jersey.
Rolling deadline through March 31, 2022.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency |
Nonprofit Security Grant Program
This grant provides funding support for target hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities to nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of terrorist attack. The intent is to integrate nonprofit preparedness activities with broader state and local preparedness efforts. It is also designed to promote coordination and collaboration in emergency preparedness activities among public and private community representatives, as well as state and local government agencies.
Technical Webinars: April 1, 2022
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Americans for the Arts Action Fund |
Office Hours with Nina
Based on popular demand, Nina Ozlu Tunceli, Chief Counsel of Government and Public Affairs at AFTA and Executive Director of the AFTA Action Fund, is extending her Zoom office hours through 2022. She will continue to help the arts community to navigate the complex web of federal funding opportunities, regulations, and deadlines related to current and upcoming COVID-19 economic federal aid programs.
Event Dates: Every Other Friday at 11 AM
Next Date: April 8, 2022
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COVID-19 Impact Webinars
Join ArtPride for the next in their series of FREE webinars to discuss how New Jersey’s arts community is facing the challenges related to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Event Date: April 29, 2022
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New Jersey Economic Development Authority |
Main Street Lenders Grant
This pilot product, funded with $15 million from the NJEDA's Main Street Recovery Program, provides grants to eligible micro business lenders, which the lenders can use to create new loan micro business loan products or supplement existing micro business loan products. Lenders can also qualify for additional grant funding to provide technical assistance to micro businesses, to better prepare these businesses to qualify for loan products.
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COVID-19's Impact on Arts Organizations, Artists, and Creative Workers
Americans for the Arts has been tracking the human and financial impacts of COVID-19 since March 2020. As the pandemic continues, so does its devastation of the nation’s arts sector. These reports present the live and ongoing findings of Americans for the Arts' 2021 COVID Impact Survey for Arts Organizations, Artists, and Creative Workers.
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COVID-19 Impact Survey for Arts Organizations, Artists, and Creative Workers
Attention, arts organizations, artists, and creative workers! Americans for the Arts has revised their COVID-19 Survey, and they need your input. Even if you've already completed the survey, please take five minutes to fill out the new version.
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COVID-19 Information Hub
Call (General COVID-19 Questions): 211
Call (Medical COVID-19 Questions): 1-800-962-1253
Call (Vaccine Appointment Support): 1-855-568-0545
Text NJCOVID to 898-211 to receive alerts.
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ArtPride New Jersey Foundation
New Jersey State Council on the Arts
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Keep Jersey Arts Alive is a digital public value campaign that highlights the importance of the arts in New Jersey, and why the industry's survival is critical to the state's overall recovery. The Keep Jersey Arts Alive website offers videos and state- and county-wide impact data to illustrate how the arts affect every corner of the state. Check it out to learn what you can do to Keep Jersey Arts Alive!
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Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners |
Community Development Block Grant Program
Grants for the reimbursement of eligible expenses incurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic to qualified small businesses, microenterprises, and nonprofit organizations either located in or providing services to low-moderate income areas in Monmouth County, New Jersey.
Rolling deadline through March 31, 2022.
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New Jersey Department of Education
Arts Ed NJ
Art Educators of New Jersey
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Hope, Healing, and Resilience Through the COVID-19 Pandemic
Call for New Jersey Students to Participate in an Art Showcase
Submission Deadline: March 31, 2022
Statewide
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Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
New York Foundation for the Arts
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Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants
This program provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 to professional dancers in need, who have a dire financial emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cycle 2 Deadline: April 1, 2022
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Federal Emergency Management Agency |
Nonprofit Security Grant Program
This grant provides funding support for target hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities to nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of terrorist attack. The intent is to integrate nonprofit preparedness activities with broader state and local preparedness efforts. It is also designed to promote coordination and collaboration in emergency preparedness activities among public and private community representatives, as well as state and local government agencies.
Technical Assistance Webinars: April 1, 2022
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Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
New York Foundation for the Arts
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Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants
One-time grants of up to $5,000 for recent unexpected medical, dental, and mental health emergencies to artists in financial need who are practicing in the visual arts, film/video/electronic/digital arts, and choreography.
Cycle 12 Deadline: April 5, 2022
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Performing Arts Readiness |
Free Emergency Preparedness Webinars Focused on the Needs of Performing Arts Organizations
Upcoming Webinars:
April 7: Intro to Festival Safety
April 26: Networking for Disaster Management
April 27: Health and Safety in the Performing Arts
April: 28: Business Continuity for Performing Arts Orgs
May 3: Active Shooters and Hostile Activity at Venues
May 5: How to Get Your Audience Back
May 10: Understanding Cybersecurity
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Americans for the Arts Action Fund |
Office Hours with Nina
Based on popular demand, Nina Ozlu Tunceli, Chief Counsel of Government and Public Affairs at AFTA and Executive Director of the AFTA Action Fund, is extending her Zoom office hours through 2022. She will continue to help the arts community to navigate the complex web of federal funding opportunities, regulations, and deadlines related to current and upcoming COVID-19 economic federal aid programs.
Event Dates: Every Other Friday at 11 AM
Next Date: April 8, 2022
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COVID-19 Impact Webinars
Join ArtPride for the next in their series of FREE webinars to discuss how New Jersey’s arts community is facing the challenges related to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Event Date: April 29, 2022
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Foundation for Contemporary Arts |
2021 Emergency Grants
Financial Relief for Artists Impacted by COVID-19
Eligible Categories: Dance and Performance Art/Theater, Music/Sound, Poetry/Literature, and Visual Arts/Moving Image
Application Deadline: December 12, 2022
National
Take the Eligibility Questionnaire here.
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Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners |
Community Development Block Grant Program
Grants for the reimbursement of eligible expenses incurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic to qualified small businesses, microenterprises, and nonprofit organizations either located in or providing services to low-moderate income areas in Monmouth County, New Jersey.
Rolling deadline through March 31, 2022.
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New Jersey Department of Education
Arts Ed NJ
Art Educators of New Jersey
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Hope, Healing, and Resilience Through the COVID-19 Pandemic
Call for New Jersey Students to Participate in an Art Showcase
Submission Deadline: March 31, 2022
Statewide
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COVID-19 Impact Webinars
Join ArtPride for the next in their series of FREE webinars to discuss how New Jersey’s arts community is facing the challenges related to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Event Date: April 29, 2022
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New Jersey Economic Development Authority |
Main Street Lenders Grant
This pilot product, funded with $15 million from the NJEDA's Main Street Recovery Program, provides grants to eligible micro business lenders, which the lenders can use to create new loan micro business loan products or supplement existing micro business loan products. Lenders can also qualify for additional grant funding to provide technical assistance to micro businesses, to better prepare these businesses to qualify for loan products.
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New Jersey Department of Community Affairs |
Emergency Rescue Mortgage Assistance (ERMA)
New Jersey’s ERMA program provides financial assistance for eligible homeowners who have experienced a significant decrease of income or increase of expenses due to COVID-19 and have been unable to remain current with their mortgage payments.
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New Jersey Economic Development Authority |
The Small Business Lease Grant supports the growth and success of small businesses and nonprofits by providing grant funding to cover a portion of lease payments.
Applications now open and accepted on a rolling basis.
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Mental Health Association in New Jersey |
Check out this month's schedule of COVID-19 Emotional Support Groups from MHANJ's New Jersey Hope and Healing program.
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Tropical Storm Ida Information and Resources
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Hurricane Ida Resources for New Jersey
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Hurricane Ida Emergency Response Resources for Individuals and
Organizations in New Jersey
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New Jersey Small Business Development Centers
Rutgers Business School
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Capital Team Program
The Capital Team Program is a pilot program assisting the small business community recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, offering help with finding funding programs, business plan guidance, financial plan guidance, and application guidance.
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The New Jersey Small Business Development Center at Ramapo College |
The New Jersey Small Business Development Center at Ramapo College is a federal-state-education partnership, primarily funded by the United States Small Business Administration, that provides no-cost business management counseling and information services to small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs.
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Pro Bono Partnership assists qualifying nonprofit organizations in Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York (excluding NYC) with their business legal needs.
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The New Jersey Economic Development Authority |
The NJEDA Board has created new programs designed to support businesses and workers facing economic hardship due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus COVID-19.
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New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Division of Unemployment Insurance
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Assistance is available to self-employed workers, independent contractors, gig and platform workers who are impacted by COVID-19 through Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and possibly the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).
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Survey Report: The COVID-19 Crisis and New Jersey's Non-profit Community
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COVID-19 Information Hub
Call (General COVID-19 Questions): 211
Call (Medical COVID-19 Questions): 1-800-962-1253
Call (Vaccine Appointment Support): 1-855-568-0545
Text NJCOVID to 898-211 to receive alerts.
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ArtPride New Jersey Foundation
New Jersey State Council on the Arts
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Keep Jersey Arts Alive is a digital public value campaign that highlights the importance of the arts in New Jersey, and why the industry's survival is critical to the state's overall recovery. The Keep Jersey Arts Alive website offers videos and state- and county-wide impact data to illustrate how the arts affect every corner of the state. Check it out to learn what you can do to Keep Jersey Arts Alive!
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Federal Emergency Management Agency |
Nonprofit Security Grant Program
This grant provides funding support for target hardening and other physical security enhancements and activities to nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of terrorist attack. The intent is to integrate nonprofit preparedness activities with broader state and local preparedness efforts. It is also designed to promote coordination and collaboration in emergency preparedness activities among public and private community representatives, as well as state and local government agencies.
Technical Assistance Webinars: April 1, 2022
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Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
New York Foundation for the Arts
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Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants
This program provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 to professional dancers in need, who have a dire financial emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cycle 2 Deadline: April 1, 2022
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Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
New York Foundation for the Arts
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Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants
One-time grants of up to $5,000 for recent unexpected medical, dental, and mental health emergencies to artists in financial need who are practicing in the visual arts, film/video/electronic/digital arts, and choreography.
Cycle 12 Deadline: April 5, 2022
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Performing Arts Readiness |
Free Emergency Preparedness Webinars Focused on the Needs of Performing Arts Organizations
Upcoming Webinars:
April 7: Intro to Festival Safety
April 26: Networking for Disaster Management
April 27: Health and Safety in the Performing Arts
April: 28: Business Continuity for Performing Arts Orgs
May 3: Active Shooters and Hostile Activity at Venues
May 5: How to Get Your Audience Back
May 10: Understanding Cybersecurity
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Americans for the Arts Action Fund |
Office Hours with Nina
Based on popular demand, Nina Ozlu Tunceli, Chief Counsel of Government and Public Affairs at AFTA and Executive Director of the AFTA Action Fund, is extending her Zoom office hours through 2022. She will continue to help the arts community to navigate the complex web of federal funding opportunities, regulations, and deadlines related to current and upcoming COVID-19 economic federal aid programs.
Event Dates: Every Other Friday at 11 AM
Next Date: April 8, 2022
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Foundation for Contemporary Arts |
2021 Emergency Grants
Financial Relief for Artists Impacted by COVID-19
Eligible Categories: Dance and Performance Art/Theater, Music/Sound, Poetry/Literature, and Visual Arts/Moving Image
Application Deadline: December 12, 2022
National
Take the Eligibility Questionnaire here.
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Local Initiatives Support Corporation |
Vaccine Access Fund
In partnership with Uber, PayPal, and Walgreens, LISC is managing the Vaccine Access Fund to support free rides with Uber that facilitate COVID-19 vaccination of people in communities hard hit by the pandemic. If you or a partner is interested in participating in this initiative, please complete the intake questionnaire for prospective grantees. Upon receipt, a LISC staff person will contact you.
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National Independent Venue Foundation |
NIVF Emergency Relief Fund
Providing economic relief to independent, live performance venues and promoters, both for-profit and nonprofit, across the United States experiencing a critically severe financial emergency due to circumstances beyond their control.
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National Coalition for Arts' Preparedness and Emergency Response
National Endowment for the Arts
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
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An Arts Field Guide to Federal Disaster Relief
A new field guide for navigating federal disaster support, created to help demystify federal disaster relief for the arts and culture sector by helping artists and arts organizations see what’s available, understand clearly what isn’t available, and decide if pursuing federal aid is a good use of time.
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National Coalition for Arts' Preparedness and Emergency Response |
The Arts Organizations at a Crossroads Toolkit: Managing Transitions and Preserving Assets
This toolkit offers guidance on making critical decisions about your arts or cultural organization’s structure and resilience, and how to preserve your assets whether you are growing, stable, contracting or suspending operations.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
Smithsonian Institution
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FEMA and the Smithsonian Institution cosponsor the Heritage Emergency National Task Force, a partnership of 42 national service organizations and federal agencies created to protect cultural heritage from the damaging effects of natural disasters and other emergencies. Explore their site for information and resources.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency |
Public Assistance Program: Retroactive Reimbursement for Safe Opening and Operations Incurred to Address COVID Safety
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Grants for Artists
Free Marketing Services and Cash
Rolling application for marketing consideration.
By the last day of the month for micro-grant consideration for a given month.
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau |
Arts practitioners and artists who have been experiencing housing instability, or are having trouble making rent payments as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, are not alone. Federal, state, and local governments are offering help with housing expenses and avoiding eviction. Visit the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau’s mortgage and housing assistance site to find out what this means for you and what you can do.
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Berkeley Extension Boot Camps |
Mental Health Resources to Help Prevent Creative and Professional Burnout
Free Resources on Identifying Burnout, Avoiding Burnout for Creatives, COVID-19 Burnout, and More
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Jazz Foundation of America |
Support for basic living expenses for jazz musicians and their families.
Eligible musicians will be contacted by phone in 2 - 3 weeks.
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Dramatists Guild Foundation |
Emergency Grants
Emergency financial assistance to individual playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists in need of funds due to severe hardship or unexpected illness.
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Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Foundation |
Gottlieb Emergency Grant Program
This emergency grant provides financial assistance to painters, printmakers, and sculptors whose needs are the result of an unforeseen incident, and who lack the resources to meet that situation.
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The mission of Artist Rescue Trust is to provide relief funding to musicians and artists totaling $1,500 over three months and amplify their stories, performances, and art to the world.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
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The Authors League Fund helps authors, dramatists, journalists, critics, short story writers, and poets.
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Sweet Relief provides immediate assistance with a limited amount of funds available to be used specifically for musicians and music industry workers affected by the Coronavirus.
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#CaresForMusic
A toolkit to support cities, towns, and counties to utilize existing CARES Act relief to invest in their local music economies.
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ArtsWA
Oregon Arts Commission
Idaho Comission on the Arts
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Free Webinar: "Creative Borrowing for your COVID-19 Comeback"
This webinar provides information about how nonprofit organizations can use fully secured borrowing to help them through a financial crisis. Arts leaders share how their organizations used fully-secured borrowing to manage their financial crises and ultimately become stronger, more resilient organizations.
Recorded June 10, 2020
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COVID-19 Emergency Relief for the Entertainment Community
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American Guild of Musical Artists |
AGMA Relief Fund
Emergency financial assistance to members in need.
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COVID-19 Blues Musician Emergency Relief Fund
Immediate resources to full-time blues musicians whose revenue streams have been severely diminished by the current coronavirus pandemic.
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Audience Outlook Monitor
An international collaboration between top researchers, funders, service organizations, and hundreds of cultural organizations who want to make informed decisions about how and when to re-start programming based on rigorous research data.
New study just announced to help cultural organizations track the experience
of returning audiences. Learn more here.
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Relief Fund for Artists Affected by Cancellations Due to COVID-19
At the moment, new requests are not being accepted, but artists can join the waitlist to be informed if and when the opportunity becomes available again.
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National Endowment for the Arts |
The American Rescue Plan and the Arts and Creative Industries FAQs
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COVID-19's Impact on Arts Organizations, Artists, and Creative Workers
Americans for the Arts has been tracking the human and financial impacts of COVID-19 since March 2020. As the pandemic continues, so does its devastation of the nation’s arts sector. These reports present the live and ongoing findings of Americans for the Arts' 2021 COVID Impact Survey for Arts Organizations, Artists, and Creative Workers.
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COVID-19 Impact Survey for Arts Organizations, Artists, and Creative Workers
Attention, arts organizations, artists, and creative workers! Americans for the Arts has revised their COVID-19 Survey, and they need your input. Even if you've already completed the survey, please take five minutes to fill out the new version.
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COVID-19 Artist Resources
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New Jersey Business Magazine |
Public Sector Support for Small Businesses
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New Jersey Small Business Development Centers |
Coronavirus Small Business Support and Resources
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New Jersey Business Action Center |
Resources for New Jersey businesses as they reopen and recover.
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New Jersey Cultural Alliance for Response |
NJCAR's primary aims are to prevent and mitigate the loss of cultural and historic resources in the event of a disaster and to serve as a statewide resource. Click the link below for resources about navigating the coronavirus pandemic.
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New Jersey Theatre Alliance |
Coronavirus Recommendations and Resources
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Council of New Jersey Grantmakers |
Coronavirus Response
Articles, Resources, and Events for the Philanthropy Field
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South Jersey Cultural Alliance |
Coronavirus and Hurricane Ida Resources
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Noyes Museum of Art
Stockton University
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Coronavirus and Art Resources
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The Arts Ed NJ staff have compiled a list of resources, technologies, and instructional tools to support our arts educators and teaching artists.
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Arts in Education Virtual Learning Portal
A compendium of information to assist teachers, students, and families during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Virtual Teaching Resources for Music Educators
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National Guild for Community Arts Education |
Virtual conversation series, digital resources, and social platforms for arts education providers in their response to COVID-19.
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National Endowment for the Arts |
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National Endowment for the Arts |
Resources to Help Ensure Accessibility of Virtual Events for
People with Disabilities
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Americans for the Arts closely monitors recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and the Federal and D.C. governments as developments evolve concerning the coronavirus. This page is updated daily as news and information becomes available.
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National Assembly of State Arts Agencies |
Resources for state arts agencies and other public arts funders as they develop more policies and practices to address COVID-19.
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Arts Resources During the COVID-19 Outbreak
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Alliance of Artist Communities |
COVID-19 Arts Preparedness and Response Resource List
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COVID-19 Emergency Funds, Resource Lists, and Webinars
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What freelancers need to know about the coronavirus.
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COVID-19 & Freelance Artists |
This list is specifically designed to serve freelance artists, and those interested in supporting the independent artist community.
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Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative |
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COVID-19 Resources for Artists
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Coalition of State Museum Associations |
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North Carolina Arts Council |
COVID-19 Content Resource Guide for Artists
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COVID-19 Resources for Actors, Creators, and Performing Artists
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Association of Performing Arts Professionals |
APAP has compiled frequently updated information from across the field to help you navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts on the performing arts, including general resources, advocacy efforts, government relief,
re-opening resources, and more.
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National Council of Nonprofits |
COVID-19 Resources for Nonprofit Organizations
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COVID-19 Resources for Makers
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COVID-19 Tools and Resources for Nonprofits
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Performing Arts Readiness |
The PAR project is offering resources that will contribute to the sustainability of organizations during the COVID-19 crisis.
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COVID-19 Nonprofit Resources
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A comprehensive list of tips, tools, and examples for event organizers during the coronavirus outbreak.
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The New Jersey State Council on the Arts, created in 1966, is a division of the NJ Department of State. The Council was established to encourage and foster public interest in the arts; enlarge public and private resources devoted to the arts; promote freedom of expression in the arts; and facilitate the inclusion of art in every public building in New Jersey. The Council receives direct appropriations from the State of New Jersey through a dedicated, renewable Hotel/Motel Occupancy fee, as well as competitive grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. To learn more about the Council, please visit www.artscouncil.nj.gov.
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