SOME Americans could receive $850 in monthly payments in a ‘first of its kind’ program starting from today.
It is a unique initiative that is available to eligible candidates from today, September 1, and lasts for 12 months.
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And it amounts to a total of $10,200 for each candidate over the payment period.
The new initiative is the Creative Growth Fellowship Program from the Office of Arts and Culture (OAC) in Sacramento County, California.
It is designed to help boost the careers of artists across multiple disciplines living within Sacramento.
With 200 candidates able to snap up the payment, there is a collective total of $2.04 million being sent out.
Unfortunately, the application deadline did pass on June 20, after opening on June 2 with “no plans for a future second round” at the moment.
The reviewing process began on June 21 and finished yesterday, August 31.
Artists were asked to answer written prompts for their application, as well as upload examples of their work.
There will be 200 candidates selected and notified by staff at the OAC.
Eligibility
The first criteria applicants must have met to qualify as a candidate is being a City of Sacramento resident at the time of submission.
Proof of residency from within the last 60 days was required to confirm this.
A search tool was used to help in this process to determine if an address was within the city limits.
Secondly, candidates have to been 18 years or older to apply.
Lastly, artists must be creating at least one of the following 13 disciplines:
- Craft
- Dance
- Design
- Film
- Literary arts
- Music
- Oral traditions
- Social practice
- Theater
- Performance art
- Traditional arts
- Visual arts
- Interdisciplinary arts
More details on the Creative Growth Fellowship Program can be found on its dedicate web page.
This program comes after Minnesota also provided financial assistance for artists under a Guaranteed Income for Artists Pilot was launched by non-for-profit Springboard for the Arts.
It launched in 2020, and helped 75 artists for 18 months who were living in two neighbourhoods outside the city of Saint Paul.
It was extended to 100 artists, who are getting $500 per month this year.
The money is said to be used predominantly for “critical needs” such as essential services, food and housing.
Five stimulus check waves available to Americans
Here are the five IRS groups and find out which one you are in:
Direct deposit recipientes: People who already have their direct deposit information on file with the IRS or who provide that info when and if registration opens again should be first in line to receive a stimulus check.
Social security beneficiaries: With the first stimulus payment, many Social Security beneficiaries who had direct deposit information on file with the federal government received checks in the first week, though not always the first day.
People who receive their paper checks by mail: The IRS began to mail checks about a week later to those without direct deposit data on file.
EIP card recipients: Economic impact payment debit cards are prepaid Visa cards the IRS sent to about four million people starting in mid-May.
If the agency follows the same payment priority order, this group could begin to see their payment weeks after the first direct deposit transfer take place.
People with more complex situations: This category includes people who received their first checks after June, are are still waiting to receive one, or those who didn’t know they need to complete an extra step.
