Following a disaster, a state Governor may declare an official emergency which releases state resources for response and recovery; a Presidential emergency declaration releases federal resources which typically flow from FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, through the State and Counties. 

A current list of federally Declared Disasters is available here>> 
Those impacted should check their state emergency office website to learn about emergency declarations and schedules to apply for assistance. Through FEMA, private non-profit cultural institutions and arts organizations in designated counties/parishes may apply for repair of their facility as well as of any damaged collections materials. Artists and arts workers may also be eligible for Individual Assistance.  

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Download our Arts Disaster Recovery Resources Postcard here>>

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Additional emergency resources for artists:
The Entertainment Community Fund - Find out more here>>
MusiCares - Find out more here>>
CERF+/The Artists Safety Net - Find out more here>>
NYFA/New York Foundation for the Arts - FInd out more here>>

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Additional emergency resources for organizations:
Cultural institutions and arts organizations can call the National Heritage Responders hotline: 202.661.8068. The National Heritage Responders, a team of trained conservators and collections care professionals administered by the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation, are available 24/7 to provide phone advice and guidance.

 

Museums with damage to their collections may be eligible for FAIC funding/assistance for an assessment: For more information>>.

 

Emergency resources for funders:
Funders and service organizations can learn ways to streamline and expedite assistance to artists and organizations through two NCAPER resources:

• Guiding Principles for arts disaster philanthropy Available here>>

• The Essential Guidelines for Arts Responders Organizing in the Aftermath of Disaster - Available here>>

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Emergency Resources for Everyone:
For questions about salvaging heirlooms and other objects/artifacts can email the National Heritage Responders at NHRpublichelpline@culturalheritage.org, and HENTF’s (the Heritage Emergency National Task Force) Save Your Family Treasures guidance is available here>>. Here you can find the downloadable FEMA fact sheets After the Flood: Advice for Salvaging Damaged Family Treasures and Salvaging Water-Damaged Family Valuables and Heirlooms, available in multiple languages.
You and/or your organization may be eligible for FEMA assistance if you are in an area designated under a presidentially-declared disaster. To help demystify federal disaster relief, read An Arts Field Guide to Federal Disaster Relief, available free online in English and Spanish: https://www.ncaper.org/general-8-1. 

 

If you have not been affected, we encourage you to take some time to begin or update your Readiness Plan for your own organization or practice; resources include www.artsready.org and www.performingartsreadiness.org for organizations, and www.cerfplus.org for artists.