Who should apply for an Artists Respond grant?
Please apply for this grant if you are an artist who is:
- 18 years of age or older at the time of the application deadline
- A full-time resident of Connecticut at the time of the application deadline and continue to be a full-time resident when the award is granted. We verify your residency.
You cannot apply if it’s round 2 of the Artists Respond grants and you were awarded one during Round 1.
You also aren’t eligible if you:
- Received an Artist Fellowship during fiscal year 2023
- Have an overdue final report for any grant from the Office of the Arts
- Submit an incomplete or late application
- Are an organization/business (non-profit or for-profit), municipal office, school, library, etc.
- Are Office of the Arts staff or an immediate family member