This moment presents unique hardships for creatives and Brevard Cultural Alliance recognizes the immense burden COVID-19 has placed on our members and the entire Space Coast community. BCA continues to stand with the Arts community and supports the sustainability and economic vitality of the individuals and organizations that fuel our cultural life and identity here in Brevard. Below we’ve compiled the most up-to-date resources on operating Arts and Culture Organizations throughout this pandemic.
- How the Paycheck Protection Program Can Help Freelancers
- Federal Arts Funding Opportunities for Nonprofit and Commerical Arts Organizations and Individual Artists
- Loans Available for Nonprofits in the CARES act- comparison chart
- Small Business Paycheck Protection Program Overview
- Paycheck Protection Program Information Fact Sheet
- Paycheck Protection Program Application Form
- What the Cares Act Means for Freelancers
- Coronavirus Emergency Loans: Small Business Guide and Checklist
- American Alliance of Museums
- Americans for the Arts
- Americans for the Arts Action Fund
- Arts Education Partnership
- Artsready – an online emergency preparedness service by and for arts/cultural nonprofits
- Artist Relief – emergency grants for individual artists
- Artwork Archive
- Association of Art Museum Directors
- Association of Performing Arts Professionals
- Backstage – COVID-19 Resources for Actors, Creators + Performing Artists
- Chamber of Commerce – Coronavirus Small Business Issues and Solutions Guide
- Chorus America
- Center for Cultural Innovation
- Creative Capital: Resources for Artists
- Dance/USA:
Resources for Preparing for the Potential Impact of the Coronavirus
Coronavirus and Your Insurance Program - Edyth Bush Institute resources for Central Florida non-profits
- Facebook announces $100M in grants to small businesses
- Florida Humanities
- Freelance Artists Resources
- Grantmakers in the Arts
- GrantSpace/Candid: Grant resources for nonprofits and individuals, includes grants for artists (all disciplines)
- Kickstarter
- Lawyers for Good Government
- NALAC | National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures – Arts Resources & Field Survey
- National Alliance for Musical Theatre
- National Art Education Association (NAEA)– Tools for distance learning/preparing for the 2020-21 school year
- National Association for Music Education
- National Coalition for Arts’ Preparedness & Emergency Response (NCAPER)
- National Endowment for the Arts
- NEH Offers Emergency Relief Funding to Cultural Institutions Affected by Coronavirus
- New York Foundation for the Arts – list of national emergency resources
- OPERA America
- Poets & Writers
- Springboard for the Arts
- U.S. Small Business Administration, Economic Injury Disaster Loans
- Americans for the Arts (AFTA) – National Arts Coronavirus Impact Survey (for individual artists and nonprofit cultural organizations) – for arts support lobbying any federal relief measures.
- Survey for Organizations
- Survey for Artists
Please fill the survey out again every few weeks, as your knowledge of the COVID impact/losses is updated. You will need to start from scratch each time, but your prior version(s) will be removed based on IP address and organization name/city/state.
- Governor DeSantis & Florida’s Business Damage Assessment, from State of Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO)
- State of Florida Department of Health’s new COVID-19 Community Action Survey – https://StrongerthanC19.com