FUNDING & RELIEF OPPORTUNITIES

• The Zoo Labs FUND

  • In 2021, Zoo Labs made available $225,000 in unrestricted grants. Every year, awards will range from $5,000 to $50,000 and will support Bay Area BIPOC-led artist teams with a music-based project or business. Applications are currently closed for the 2022 awards cycle. Applications for 2023 will open in Spring 2023. Learn more here.

• Center for Cultural Innovation: Cali Catalyst Grant

  • Provides unrestricted grants of up to $5,000 to California changemakers whose bold actions are shifting the arts and culture sector in ways that give underrepresented populations—Black, Indigenous, people of color, LGBTQIA+, and people with disabilities—more power and influence. Learn more here.

• YBCA: Artist Power Center

  • A digital platform created to help artists and cultural workers navigate emergency relief and continue to build long-term careers.

• CA Arts Council: Grant Opportunities

  • See a list of active grants and apply here.

• Musicians Foundation

  • Gives grants for medical and dental bills, living expenses, and other essentials in cases of emergency. This is not a COVID-19 assistance or unemployment grant. Read more about eligibility requirements and apply here.

• Actors Fund Emergency Financial Assistance Program

  • The Actors Fund has partnered with other entertainment industry organizations to provide emergency financial assistance to those in immediate financial need. Learn more and apply here.

PANDEMIC-RELATED INDUSTRY, LEGAL, & MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES

• Union of Musicians and Allied Workers

  • Sees UMAW’s list of resources - including grants, government benefit guides, & advocacy groups - here

• SESAC: Letters of Advocacy, Tools for Creatives, Coping with Quarantine, & Live Chats/Performances

  • Find general resources here

  • Music Covid Relief - to help music professionals access information & applications

• Songtrust: Creator Resources

  • Access their Music Publishing Resource Center here.

  • View a collection of general industry support resources here.

• City of Oakland: Resources for Artists & Nonprofit Arts Organizations

  • See the list here.

• A resource for musicians who need to quickly pivot their business online, from Zoo Labs alum Suzanne Yada

  • Read the article here.

• Extensive list of resources to help freelance artists during COVID-19

  • See the list here

• Creative Capital: List of Arts Resources during the Covid-19 Outbreak

  • See list here.

• Fractured Atlas: Tips on effectively working remotely

  • How to Transition to a Virtual Workplace Overnight and Tools to Make Remote Work Less Remote are guides from Fractured Atlas about how they became a 100% remote organization and how you can too (for now anyway)

• The Space - Live streaming for the arts: lo-fi and low cost options

  • A beginners guide for live streaming arts performances

• Dae Bogan: Global Music Rights Expert & Technologist / Music Creators' Rights Advocate

  • Follow his Instagram feed for updates and resources available to music makers

• CORONA VIRUS AND CONTRACTS: FORCE MAJEUR CLAUSES

  • Learn more from Attorney & Entrepreneur, Whitney R. McGuire

• The Center for Cultural Power

  • Free Resource: No Going Back - A COVID-19 Cultural Strategy Activation Guide for Artists and Activists

• Need to talk to someone?

  • You can contact the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Disaster Distress Helpline

• Online Healing Resources

  • Recover Your Warrior: Body Hacks for Better Sleep (video)

  • East Bay Meditation Center: Groups & classes are offered online