2025 WARP Textile Artisan Grant Application

PLEASE READ BEFORE FILLING OUT YOUR APPLICATION

We are delighted to announce that in 2025, WARP will again offer  Artisan Support Grants to artisans who need help in building healthy businesses inspired by handmade traditions.

Individual applicants may request up to $500; groups may apply for up to $1,000.

WARP is particularly interested in grants in the following areas:

• Raw materials (fiber, yarn, dye garden supplies, wood to build a loom, etc.), which support your proposed project.
• Tools/Equipment (sewing machines, looms, digital cameras, etc.)
• Training (design, business, technical, etc.)
• Marketing (craft fair stands, displays, brochures, catalogs, website, social media, etc.)

WARP does NOT support:

• Startup expenses for new projects
• Groups that create mass-produced items in factories
• Designers/Exporters/Importers who do not directly work with artisans

Eligibility Criteria

• Textile artisans from any country are welcome to apply. 
• You can be an individual, association, cooperative, or small business. 
• Your product must be fiber-based, handmade, and not mass-produced (in factories).

Application Process

Applicants must complete the entire application, which will ask you to explain your project in detail, including  specific information about what you want to do, how you want to do it, how much it will cost, and how it will help you grow your  business. Please include a detailed budget for how you will use the funds. You must also provide at least FIVE photos with your application.

Timeline

• March 31, 2025: Application Deadline- Incomplete applications and those submitted after March 31 will NOT be considered
• June 30: Grant recipients notified
• August 31: (At the latest) Funds disbursed to grantees

If you have any questions please contact Diane Manning at diane.warp@gmail.com.

Part 1, General Information:

Name (Primary Point of contact): *

First

Last

Name of association/cooperative/group, if applicable:

Email: *

Address:

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State / Province / Region

Postal Code

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Phone: *

WhatsApp:

Facebook:

Instagram:

Website / URL:

Another person's name and email in case we are unable to reach you: *

Name

Email

How are they related to you or your group? *

Did anyone help you complete this application? *

• Yes
• No

If yes, please complete the following:

Name of person completing the application:

First

Last

Email:

Relationship to applicant:

Are you applying as an individual or as a group? *

• Individual
• Group

application. associated of

If you are applying as a group, please describe your organization:

• Informal group
• Association/Cooperative
• Nonprofit organization
• Commercial business
• Other

If other, please describe:

Do you work with an organization that provides ongoing assistance to you or your organization? (For example, does anyone help you with marketing, local or export distribution, design, etc.?) *

• Yes
• No

If yes, please describe:

Part 2, Product Information:

What kinds of textiles do you produce? *

How long have you or your group been creating textiles? *

Where and how do you make your products? *

Where and how do you sell your products? *

How much money are you requesting? *

Maximum amount for individuals is $500 USD. Maximum amount for groups is $1,000 USD.

How do you currently fund your activities? *

How did you hear about the WARP Development Grant? *

• Email from WARP
• WARP website
• Social media
• A friend
• Other

If other, please describe:

Have you received a grant from WARP in the past? *

• Yes
• No

Part 3, Project Information:

Describe your project plan. *

Provide as many details as possible. For example: “we want to expand our 2024 production by 20% by purchasing raw materials and two sewing machines”, “we want to send 5 people to a training workshop so that we can improve the quality of our designs”, or “we want to buy and be trained on using a digital camera to improve our product photos for our web site.”

Describe the specific requirements of your plan. *

For example: raw materials (dye garden, wood for loom, fiber), tools/equipment(sewing machines, looms, cell phone, computer), training (What? Where? Who will provide it?), marketing (product photography, support for trade shows/markets, social media).

What steps have you taken to plan the project? *

For example: estimating costs, market research, etc.

What are the desired results of your project and how will you measure success? *

The more details you provide, the better the Grants Committee can evaluate your application. For example, increase production by xx%, greater access to markets, increase revenue, better trained artisans, etc.

What barriers might prevent your success? How do you plan to address them? *

Provide any additional information that will help WARP better understand your needs and how you will use the funds.

Part 4, Budget:

Budget detail *

Please submit a detailed budget showing (in $USD) how specifically you plan to use your funds. For example: 2 Sewing machines, $200 each, TOTAL $400; 5 New thread bobbins for machines, $50 each, TOTAL $250; 2 hours Website design assistance, $100/hour, TOTAL $200; Photographer for website, TOTAL $400; 3 Trainings, instructor, Instructor fee $150 per lesson, TOTAL $450

Budget grand total: *

What is the total cost of your project?

Part 5, Photographs:

Please submit five high-quality photos. They will help WARP to better know you, the textiles you produce, and the potential benefits of our grant. If you are unable to upload your photos to this form, please email your photos to the Grants Committee Chair at diane.warp@gmail.com.

Please upload one photo of your product. *

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

Describe this photo: *

Please upload a second photo of your product. *

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

Describe this photo: *

Please upload a photo of the artisan(s) who will benefit from this grant. *

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

Describe this photo: *

Please upload one photo of your current tools, equipment, and/or materials. *

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

Describe this photo: *

Please upload one photo related to your grant request that shows you or your group at work. *

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

Describe this photo: *

Part 6, Agreement:

I certify that any grant funds received from WARP will be used for the purposes stated in this application. *

• I agree

I will submit a completed follow-up report to WARP by the required deadline (the report form will be sent to all grantees after selection). *

• I agree

WARP is permitted to use photos and information submitted as part of this application in its program descriptions, promotions, fundraising, and other organizational activities. I affirm that any individual featured in these images is aware that they may be used for promotional purposes and that the associated textiles are for public view. *

• I agree

No person shall be denied membership or participation in any of WARP’s activities or operations on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status. *

• I agree

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