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COVID-19 Toolkit

The Greater Cincinnati arts sector is especially vulnerable to the ramifications of COVID-19 because we gather people for shared experiences. There are a host of resources available to arts and culture organizations that can help inform your planning for recovery and vibrancy on the other side of this crisis.

Business Continuity Resources

ArtsReady
Americans for the Arts
National Coalition for Arts Preparedness and Emergency Response (NCAPER)
North American Performing Arts Managers & Agents (NAPAMA) 
Small Business Resource Guide
Performing Arts Readiness
Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts

Webinars & videos on preparing your organization or event

Coping with COVID: Financial Implications for Creative Individuals, hosted by Creative Capital on Tuesday, April 7 at 6pm EST

Recordings: 
Prepare Your Organization for the Coronavirus Disease Outbreak, hosted by Event Safety Alliance
Coronavirus Preparedness for Theatres, hosted by Theater Communications Group
Artists In a Time of Global Pandemic hosted by HowlRound (American Sign Language interpreted & Closed Captioned).
COVID-19 Business Briefings, hosted by Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber

Local Resources

Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber
www.cincinnatichamber.com/resources/information-regarding-covid-19

Greater Cincinnati Foundation
www.gcfdn.org/COVID-19

City of Cincinnati
www.cincinnati-oh.gov/covid19/

Ohio Office of Unemployment Insurance Operations
unemployment.ohio.gov/

Kentucky's Electronic Workplace for Employment Services
www.kewes.ky.gov/

Indiana Department of Workforce Development
www.in.gov/dwd/

State Resources

National Resources

National Loan Assistance

Small Business Association (SBA) Disaster Assistance

National Grants/Relief Funds from 501(c)3 Nonprofit Organizations & Unions

New York Foundation for the Arts: Raushenberg Emergency Grants (Visual, media artists and choreographers)
List of Funding Opportunities (3Arts)
List of Funding Opportunities (Women in the Arts & Media Coalition)
List of Emergency Funding Opportunities for Visual Artists
Emergency Grants (Foundation for Contemporary Arts)
List of Emergency Grants (New York Foundation for the Arts)
List of Emergency Relief Programs (Alliance of Artist Communities)
Haven Foundation Emergency Grant (freelance professionals in the arts)
Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant (painters, printmakers, & sculptors)
Dramatists Guild Foundation Emergency Grants (playwrights, composers, lyricists, book writers)
CERF + The Artists Safety Net Emergency Funding (craft artists, all artists)
American Guild of Musical Artists Relief Fund
Local 802 Emergency Relief (NYC musicians)
PEN America Writers Emergency Fund
MusiCares (run by The Grammys)
Musicians Foundation Emergency Fund
Sweet Relief Musicians Fund
International Bluegrass Music Association – Bluegrass Trust Fund
The Blues Foundation: The Hart Fund (musicians)
Authors League Fund (writers)
Jazz Foundation (musicians)
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS COVID Relief Fund
Women Photograph (Women+)
The Artists’ Fellowship (professional visual artists)
Billboard State by State Music Industry COVID Resources
LIT Glad Day (Funding for LGBTQ+ performers, administrators, and tip-based workers; Canada)
Format – Photographers Fund
One Fair Wage Emergency Fund (service workers)
Facebook Small Business Grants Program

National Crowdfunding Efforts

The below are new funds set up specifically to relieve artists in financial crisis as a result of COVID-19. We cannot vouch for the methods by which funds/services are distributed and welcome any feedback. Please note: never share social security number or bank account number through a Google form.

Equal Sound (musicians)
Freelance Co-op Relief Fund
Corona Virus 2020 Artist Relief Funds Database
Leveler: Peer to Peer Wealth Distribution
Shade Literary Arts Queer Writers of Color Relief Fund

National Collective Action Efforts

UN's Global Call to Creatives
The Foundation for Art & Healing launches Stuck At Home (Together)