DGF offers $500 Bridge Grants to professional theater writers facing non-emergency challenges that pull focus away from their creative practice. Whether you are a little short on a monthly utility bill or medication payment, need to pay for childcare while in production or residency, or have a few weeks between paying gigs, Bridge Grants allow writers to smooth over those difficult patches.

To qualify for a Bridge Grant, applicants must be theater writers who are 18 years of age or older. They must be living and working in the U.S. or U.S. Territories. They must have not previously received a DGF Bridge Grant. They must have less than $15,000 in their combined bank accounts.

Please check our grants webpage for more information on who is eligible for support. 

For questions, contact grants@dgf.org or call 212-391-8384 x1007

Currently accepting applications on a rolling basis until December 14, 2026.