Below you’ll find resources for students, alums, faculty, and staff. We also recommend reviewing Financial, Food, and Housing Insecurities Resources, compiled by our Office of Student Affairs. If there are any resources you would like added to this list, please email saicinfo@saic.edu. 

COVID-19 Information and Guidance 

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• State of Illinois Coronavirus Response
• Chicago Department of Public Health
• World Health Organization

Chicago and Illinois Resources 

• Restore Illinois: A Public Health Approach to Safely Reopen Our State
• Chicago Hardship and Help Page 
• Rental Assistance 
• Unemployment Insurance 

General Artist Resources 

• Alliance of Artist Communities
• Alternate Roots Resource Page
• Americans for the Arts COVID-19 Resource Center
• Artists Thrive COVID-19 Resource List
• Collaborative Resource List From Disabled Queer, Elderly, Asian + Indigenous Folx
• Companies Hiring Remote Jobs
• COVID-19 Freelance Artist Resources
• Creative Capital List of Resources 
• National Coalition for Arts’ Preparedness and Emergency Response
• NYFA Emergency Resources for Artists 
• Statera Arts Emergency Response

National Relief Grants and Funds 

• Artist Relief
• Artist Relief Project 
• Arts and Culture Leaders of Color Emergency Fund
• Dietl Art Handlers Assistance
• Disabled Creator and Activist Pandemic Relief
• Foundation for Contemporary Arts
• Foundation of Contemporary Arts Artist Relief Fund
• Joan Mitchell Foundation Emergency Grants for Artists
• Kinkade Family Foundation Emergency Grant for Curators
• National Endowment for the Arts: COVID-19 Resources for Artists and Arts Organizations
• The Photographer Fund 
• Queer Writers of Color Relief Fund
• Rapid Response Fund
• Rauschenberg Emergency Grants

Regional Relief Grants and Funds 

Midwest

• Arts for Illinois Relief Fund
• Chicago Artist Relief Fund
• Indy Arts COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund 
• Propeller Fund

Northeast

• Boston Artist Relief Fund
• Bridgesong Fund (Massachusetts)
• Cambridge Artist Relief Fund
• Cambridge COVID-19 Emergency Fund
• Creative Catalyst Fund (New Jersey)
• Mass Cultural Council COVID-19 Relief Fund
• Max's Kansas City Project
• New Haven Creative Sector Relief Fund
• Tri-State Relief Fund
• Worcester Together: Central Mass COVID-19 Fund 

Mid-Atlantic

• Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) Emergency Grants  

South

• Dallas Low Income Artist Relief Fund
• Durham Artist Relief Fund
• NC Artist Relief Fund (North Carolina)
• New Orleans Business Alliance Relief Fund for Gig Workers
• Oolite Arts Relief Fund for Artists for COVID-19 (Miami-Dade County, FL)

West

• CCI San Francisco Arts & Artists Relief Fund
• COVID-19 Artist Trust Relief Fund (Washington State)
• City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) - Arts Emergency Relief Fund 
• The Safety Net Fund (Bay Area, CA)
• Women’s Center for Creative Work COVID-19 Emergency Health Grant For Artists (Southern CA)

WiFi Resources 

• FCC Agreement: States that providers will waive late fees, not cut off service for lack of payment, and open hot-spots.
• Comcast COVID-19 Response: Offers free WiFi for 2 months to low-income families and shares that all Xfinity hot-spots are free to the public during this time.
• Charter Free Internet offer for 2 months
• AT&T COVID-19 Response: Offers open hot-spots, unlimited data to existing customers, and $10/month plans to low-income families
• Verizon COVID-19 Response: No special offers, but following the FCC agreement.
• Sprint COVID-19 Response: Follows FCC agreement, provides unlimited data to existing customers, and, starting Tuesday, March 17, allows all handsets to enable hot-spots for 60 days at no extra charge.
• T-Mobile COVID-19 Response: Follows FCC agreement, provides unlimited data to existing customers, and, coming soon, will allow all handsets to enable hot-spots for 60 days at no extra charge.