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Weave a Real Peace (WARP) is a catalyst for improving the quality of life of textile artisans worldwide. We are an inclusive global network of individuals and organizations who value the social, cultural, historic, artistic, and economic importance of textile arts.
We are delighted to announce that, for 2024, WARP will again award monetary grants to textile artisan communities in need. The WARP Grants Committee is again offering two grant options: one for Emergency and one for Development. Total grants will be up to $500 for individual/family applicants and up to $1,000 for associations/cooperatives/multi-household groups.
- Emergency: This option is for applicants who are experiencing hardship due to circumstances such as drought, extreme heat, war, earthquakes, or floods.
- Emergency needs could include but are not limited to: food or seeds for food crops, medical care/medicines, clothing, utilities, dependent care, or housing.
- Development: This option is for applicants who are seeking to grow their business.
- Development needs could include but are not limited to: artisan supplies (dye garden, wood for loom, fiber), equipment (sewing machines, looms, etc.), marketing materials (camera, product photography), technology (cell phones, computer, etc.), training/education (need to specify what, whom, where), and travel to attend trade fairs, markets, etc. (a clear budget will need to be included as well as a description of how the artisan’s work and/or other artisans will be impacted by the travel).
You may apply for an Emergency Grant OR a Development Grant, but NOT BOTH. To fill out an application for one of the grant options, please click on the button at the bottom of this page. Please submit your completed application by NO LATER THAN MARCH 31.
NOTE: Not all applicants may receive grants as there are limited funds available.
Eligibility Criteria:
Textile artisans from any country are welcome to apply. You may apply for a grant whether or not you applied for or received a previous WARP grant. You do not need to be a member of WARP to apply.
If you are applying for an Emergency Grant, you must describe in your own words the nature of the emergency you are facing, what you require and how specifically this grant will help you. Please include a detailed budget for how you will use the funds.
If you are applying for a Development Grant you must submit a plan that includes 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.
Timeline:
- Deadline to submit completed applications: March 31, 2024. Applications submitted after March 31 will NOT be considered.
- Grant recipients will be notified: May 7, 2024.
- Grantee deadline to acknowledge grant with details of how and where and to whom the grant should be sent: May 21, 2024.
- Grant funds disbursed: No later than May 31, 2024
- Grantees confirm receipt of funds via email: As soon as possible, but no later than 14 days after receipt of funds
- Summary written report stating how funds were used (form will be provided): September 30, 2024
Questions?
Contact Diane Manning, WARP Grants Committee Chair, at .
Non-Discrimination Statement:
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
Applications for 2024 Artisan Grants are now closed.