Cancellation Funds

The FCA Emergency Grants: Cancellation Funds made its final grants in December 2025.

FCA expanded the scope of its Emergency Grants program between July and December 2025 in response to federal funding cuts announced in the spring. While Emergency Grants assisted projects moving forward with diminished funds, Emergency Grants: Cancellation Funds addressed the financial impact of canceled engagements stemming from sudden losses of federal funding. Cancellation funds were made available to experimental artists with previously confirmed public presentations, including exhibitions, readings, and performances. Recognizing that artists and venues needed to rethink budgets, redirect resources, and limit or eliminate programming, funds aimed to mitigate the loss of financial commitments and outlays made prior to cancellation.

Emergency Grants: Cancellation Funds were intended to alleviate some of the financial impact of a cancellation by giving money directly to artists. Applications were accepted on a rolling basis and distributed monthly in amounts up to $3,000 for direct project expenses, including materials, equipment, production costs, rehearsal fees, collaborator fees, or other expenses that were necessary for the public presentation, as well as artist fees, honoraria, and commission fees that were promised and would not be paid. In keeping with FCA’s “by artists, for artists” founding spirit, Cancellation Funds grants were determined by artist panels at remote panel meetings.

FCA disbursed 23 grants totaling $49,880 with the generous support of Jerome Foundation.