MSAC Emergency Grant for Individual Artists

Emergency Grants for Independent Artists provide funding to Maryland artists for losses sustained because of programming, operations, and events that have been modified or cancelled due to the COVID-19. Learn more.

The current round, made possible by the Maryland General Assembly's passage of the RELIEF Act of 2021, will distribute $5 million to independent artists, arts organizations, County Arts Agencies, and Arts & Entertainment Districts. Per the legislation, MSAC will prioritize grants to organizations that have not received prior funding from MSAC or do not qualify for funding under other MSAC programs.