
![]() Funds for Anti-Oppression WorkA.R.T./New York offers microgrants to all A.R.T./New York members (except Business Affiliates) who would like to hire specialized professionals to advance anti-oppression efforts at their organizations. These grants are not intended to fund directors, stage managers, actors, writers, or other similar positions; they are intended to fund specialists such as anti-racism consultants, intimacy specialists, gender consultants, cultural coordinators, and the like. These specialists can either be hired to support a specific project or to work with an organization as a whole; they may also be hired by independently-formed cohorts of organizations who may wish to pool their resources in order to have the professional(s) support all of their organizations. If you are looking for a place to start this work, you may want to check out the specialists and organizations listed below. However, it is important to A.R.T./New York that we do not perpetuate the white supremacist practice of gatekeeping by restricting our members to only the consultants we have previously identified. Applicants are welcome to work with any professional they choose, regardless of whether or not they are on this list, and we will continue to update the list as we learn more from our community about different people doing this work. For deeper, long-term organizational change work outside of what this microgrant can financially support, we recommend inquiring about our Theatre Leadership Program.
Applicants must have already begun conversations with the professional(s) they are planning to hire before submitting an application. Microgrant amounts are determined on a case-by-case basis to meet the needs of each applicant, but, typically, grants are given at a maximum of $1500 and at a one-to-one match with the applicant. Applicants are welcome to apply for multiple microgrants in one fiscal year and may receive a maximum of $1500 in total grant(s) awarded per grant cycle (July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022). Applicants can expect to be notified of their grant status within 10 business days of submitting an application. Grantees will be expected to submit a brief report on the use of the grant funds within 6 months of receiving the funding. If you have any questions regarding the program or application, or would like to speak with a staff member of A.R.T./New York prior to preparing an application, please send an email to [email protected]. Evaluation CriteriaOur readers will be reviewing your applications based on the following criteria:
Intimacy Director MicrograntsAs of March 17, 2021, A.R.T./New York is no longer administering Intimacy Director Microgrants as a separate program. The Funds for Anti-Oppression Work microgrant supports the hiring of intimacy directors, along with many other types of professionals. If you have questions about this or about any of our grant programs, please email [email protected].
Header: Irish Repertory Theatre's production of Finian's Rainbow. Photo by Carol Rosegg. |