8.20.2020 Arts & Humanities COVID-19 Relief Fund Launch Application- Deadline 9/14
The Montgomery County Government and the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) understands that due to the novel coronavirus, the creative sector continues to deal with significant uncertainty. Many arts and humanities organizations and individual artists and scholars are experiencing serious challenges affecting their programming, staffing, and financial stability.
In response to the disastrous impact of this pandemic on a highly vulnerable sector, the Montgomery County Government and AHCMC are providing emergency relief funds. The Arts & Humanities COVID-19 Relief Fund is available to Montgomery County, MD based non-profit arts and/or humanities organizations and individual artists and scholars experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19.
The Arts & Humanities COVID-19 Relief Fund allows recipients the flexibility to use funds for their most urgent needs, supporting day-to-day operating costs and furthering the general mission or work of an organization or individual artist/scholar. Rather than funding a particular project, relief funds provide support to the recipient as a whole and can be used for programming costs or vital administration costs, such as rent, utilities, and employee salaries.
All applications must be submitted through FluidReview: https://artsandhumanities.fluidreview.com/ PLEASE NOTE: AHCMC Staff will be available for help until 5:30 p.m. on the day of the deadline, Monday, September 14, 2020. Application Deadline Monday, September 14, 2020 - 11:59 pm
Eligibility: Arts & Humanities Organizations
- Must have 501(c)(3) status or operate as a nonprofit organization
- Must have an arts/humanities mission
- Must have a business office in Montgomery County
- Must have been in business for at least one year
- Must have previously offered at least one public program/event in Montgomery County Must have a legally liable Board
Relief Grant Awards: Arts & Humanities Organizations
| Pre-COVID-19 Organizational Budget Range | Minimum Relief Grant Award |
| Without 501(c)(3) | $2,500 |
| Under $24K | $3,000 |
| $25K < $49K | $5,000 |
| $50K < $99K | $10,000 |
| $100K < $249K | $17,500 |
| $250K < $499K | $30,500 |
| $500K < $999K | $60,000 |
| $1M < $2.9M | $85,000 |
| Over $3M | $100,000 |
Eligibility: Artists and Scholars
- Must apply as an individual; Groups are ineligible
- Must have primary residence in Montgomery County for at least one year
- Must be able to produce evidence of a professional body of work if requested
- Must be a practicing artist or scholar with ability in the arts & humanities
- Must be currently experiencing economic duress due to COVID-19
Relief Grant Awards: Artists and Scholars
- $1,000 to $1,500 range for each eligible individual
- Projected to support ~167 to 250 artists and scholars
- An applicant is eligible for funding if relief funds will effectively advance the applicant’s artistic or scholarly work and/or advance the applicant’s business and management skills
