GRANT INFORMATION

THE EASL FUND provides limited financial assistance to Dallas/Fort Worth area artists and arts professionals who are in dire temporary distress because of an unforeseen medical emergency or other catastrophic event. Since 1992, EASL has allocated over $250,000 in grants to more than 100 Dallas/Fort Worth area artists and arts professionals. Application is limited to those who are pursuing a fine art career as evidenced by a record of exhibitions and/or significant involvement in the North Texas fine arts community.

GRANT CATEGORIES
1. The EASL standard grant assists the recipient up to $1500 for an emergency.
2. The EASL larger grant is for extreme situations and assists the recipient up to $3500. For example, the crisis requires continued ongoing major medical treatment such as chemo or radiation, AND the crisis causes the artist to be unable to work for an extended period of time.

Because EASL funds are limited, a recipient may receive one grant per year with the maximum amount of $3500. Each individual is limited to three years of EASL assistance. In cases where an emergency causes extended loss of work, a grant may cover rents and other living expenses. Grant money cannot be used to cover home mortgages or car payments. Non-medical catastrophic events may also be considered. Grants are specifically for the arts professional and not to cover emergencies of family members.

REQUIREMENTS
The EASL fund is restricted to visual artists and visual professionals who have lived in Collin, Dallas, Tarrant, Denton, Parker, Johnson, Ellis, Kaufman, Wise or Rockwall County for a minimum of two years.

Applicants must be pursuing a fine arts career as evidenced by a record of exhibitions and/or significant involvement in the North Texas arts community for at least a two year period.

All application questions must be answered completely.

All requested documentation and materials must be enclosed in order for the application to be evaluated.

APPLICATION PROCESS
If you know an artist who is trying to cope with a desperate situation, please contact EASL at 1.888.563.2316

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Click here for the grant application.

You can also write to EASL to request a form at:

EASL Grant Application
PO Box 7895
Dallas TX 75209

 

 

EASL (Emergency Artists' Support League) is a designated fund of the Communities Foundation of Texas, Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit organization, under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

All donations made to the EASL fund through Communities Foundation of Texas are tax deductible.

EASL grant application information is handled with great care and is treated as strictly confidential.

 

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