The National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) recognize that the nonprofit arts industry and artists are vitally important components of America's economy. As part of the recently enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, Congress allocated $75 million to the NEA to provide emergency relief grants to America’s nonprofit arts sector. A portion of these funds has been issued to CAH and other State Arts Agencies, to sub-grant to eligible arts and humanities organizations whose organizational budgets have been adversely impacted by COVID-19, and to individual artists and humanities practitioners whose projects and income have also been adversely impacted by COVID-19.
Individuals
| Name | Ward | Amount |
| Aaron Maier | 2 | $2,500 |
| Alexander Richard Braden | 5 | $2,500 |
| Alexandra Silverthorne | 3 | $2,500 |
| Alexis Gillespie | 4 | $2,500 |
| Allison Shelley | 1 | $2,500 |
| Alyssa Bell | 1 | $2,500 |
| Angeli Ferrette | 5 | $2,500 |
| Anna Ulrika Davis | 4 | $2,500 |
| Anne Marchand | 2 | $2,500 |
| Anthony Pirog | 3 | $2,500 |
| Anthony R. Keith Jr. | 5 | $2,500 |
| Aurora Elena Lacayo | 4 | $2,500 |
| Bagus Himawan | 1 | $2,500 |
| Ben Harvey | 6 | $2,500 |
| Benjamin T. Gunderson | 1 | $2,500 |
| Brian Wilbur Grundstrom | 2 | $2,500 |
| Britta Joy Peterson | 4 | $2,500 |
| Caitlin Teal Price | 5 | $2,500 |
| Cameron Poles | 8 | $2,500 |
| Candice S Taylor | 7 | $2,500 |
| Carolyn Malachi | 7 | $2,500 |
| Charles Bergen | 5 | $2,500 |
| Charles Philip Jean-Pierre | 5 | $2,500 |
| Chelsea Thaler | 6 | $2,500 |
| Cheryl Edwards | 6 | $2,500 |
| Chloe Bensahel | 1 | $2,500 |
| Chris Combs | 5 | $2,500 |
| Christopher Richardson | 5 | $2,500 |
| Craig S. Wallace | 5 | $2,500 |
| Cynthia Lazelle Seijas-Gonzalez | 1 | $2,500 |
| Daniel Erichsen-Teal | 1 | $2,500 |
| Danielle A. Drakes | 5 | $2,500 |
| Danielle Mouledoux | 4 | $2,500 |
| Dawn Whitmore | 3 | $2,500 |
| Dewey A. Ortiz Jr. | 5 | $2,500 |
| Dietrich Williams | 8 | $2,500 |
| Drew Kopas | 6 | $2,500 |
| Ebtesam Ahmed | 1 | $2,500 |
| Edward Lee Daniels, Jr. | 6 | $2,500 |
| Emilio Delgado | 6 | $2,500 |
| Emily Townley | 5 | $2,500 |
| Emma Amiri-Ghaemmaghamy | 4 | $2,500 |
| Farrell Parker | 5 | $2,500 |
| Francisco Quintero | 1 | $2,500 |
| Freddie E. Dunn Jr. | 5 | $2,500 |
| Gaylia Wagner | 1 | $2,500 |
| Gregory J. Watkins | 4 | $2,500 |
| Halim A. Flowers | 7 | $2,500 |
| Hayley Cutler | 5 | $2,500 |
| Ihsan Bilal | 8 | $2,500 |
| Imar Hutchins | 3 | $2,500 |
| Ira Tattelman | 5 | $2,500 |
| Jacqueline Bryant Campbell | 4 | $2,500 |
| James Edward Campbell | 5 | $2,500 |
| Janel Leppin | 3 | $2,500 |
| Jean-Francis Varre | 4 | $2,500 |
| Jeffrey Dokken | 6 | $2,500 |
| Jeffrey Marc Poulin | 1 | $2,500 |
| Jermel Durham | 6 | $2,500 |
| Jessica L. van Brakle | 6 | $2,500 |
| Jessica Valoris | 5 | $2,500 |
| Joana Stillwell | 1 | $2,500 |
| Joelle Evelyn La Rue-Gardner | 3 | $2,500 |
| John Armanini | 2 | $2,500 |
| John Johnson | 8 | $2,500 |
| John Novak | 2 | $2,500 |
| Jonny Grave | 1 | $2,500 |
| Jose S. Gonzalez | 1 | $2,500 |
| Joshua Cogan | 4 | $2,500 |
| Joy Jones | 6 | $2,500 |
| Julia Walther | 6 | $2,500 |
| Julio Valdez | 4 | $2,500 |
| Karen Zacarias | 1 | $2,500 |
| Kayona Ebony Brown | 7 | $2,500 |
| Kazi Jones | 8 | $2,500 |
| Kenneth Dickerson | 4 | $2,500 |
| Kerry McGee | 2 | $2,500 |
| Kimberly Ross | 5 | $2,500 |
| Kimberly Schraf | 5 | $2,500 |
| Kristin E Hatleberg | 4 | $2,500 |
| L. Springer-Pepper | 4 | $2,500 |
| Linn Meyers | 1 | $2,500 |
| Lise Bruneau | 6 | $2,500 |
| Logan McDowell | 3 | $2,500 |
| Louis Tinsley | 4 | $2,500 |
| Marc William Pavan | 5 | $2,500 |
| Mark Cisneros | 1 | $2,500 |
| Marshall R. Keys | 5 | $2,500 |
| Mary Hall Surface | 1 | $2,500 |
| Maureen Andary | 4 | $2,500 |
| Mazi Mutafa | 5 | $2,500 |
| Melanie Edwards | 2 | $2,500 |
| Michael A. Bowie | 4 | $2,500 |
| Michael Crossett | 1 | $2,500 |
| Michael McSorley | 6 | $2,500 |
| Michael W. Janis | 5 | $2,500 |
| Michele Banks | 2 | $2,500 |
| Mikhail A. Kachman | 3 | $2,500 |
| Mina Karimi | 4 | $2,500 |
| Molly McCloskey | 1 | $2,500 |
| Monica Jahan Bose | 1 | $2,500 |
| Nabeeh Bilal | 8 | $2,500 |
| Nephelie Andonyadis | 3 | $2,500 |
| Nessar Jahanbin | 1 | $2,500 |
| Nicholas Lindner | 5 | $2,500 |
| Porche Anthony | 8 | $2,500 |
| Rachel Evangeline Barham | 4 | $2,500 |
| Rashin Kheiriyeh | 6 | $2,500 |
| Raymond Olosan Morada Caldwell | 8 | $2,500 |
| Reginald Thompson | 7 | $2,500 |
| Rick Hammerly | 5 | $2,500 |
| Ritija Gupta | 2 | $2,500 |
| Robert J. Priore | 1 | $2,500 |
| Robert McNamara | 1 | $2,500 |
| Robert Shore | 6 | $2,500 |
| Rochelle Rice | 8 | $2,500 |
| Roderick Turner | 8 | $2,500 |
| Sandra Farrell Beasley | 6 | $2,500 |
| Sara Curtin | 4 | $2,500 |
| Sarah J. Ewing | 3 | $2,500 |
| Scot McKenzie | 4 | $2,500 |
| Shanara Gabrielle | 6 | $2,500 |
| Soyini George | 5 | $2,500 |
| Stephanie Mercedes | 2 | $2,500 |
| Stephen Voss | 3 | $2,500 |
| Susan M. Lynskey | 1 | $2,500 |
| Tara Ashley Compton | 4 | $2,500 |
| Taurus Broadhurst | 5 | $2,500 |
| Tim Tate | 1 | $2,500 |
| Timothy Nelson | 1 | $2,500 |
| Tommy Taylor Jr. | 7 | $2,500 |
| Tsedaye Makonnen | 5 | $2,500 |
| Tyler French | 5 | $2,500 |
| William Cody | 5 | $2,500 |
Organizations
| Name | Ward | Amount |
| CAPITAL CITY SYMPHONY | 6 | $3,000 |
| CapitalBop, Inc. | 1 | $3,000 |
| Central Community Development Corporation | 8 | $3,000 |
| Day Eight | 4 | $3,000 |
| DC Creative Writing Workshop | 8 | $3,000 |
| DC Independent Film Festival | 4 | $3,000 |
| DC Strings Workshop | 8 | $3,000 |
| DCENTER | 2 | $3,000 |
| Do The Write Thing Foundation of DC | 5 | $3,000 |
| Girls Rock DC Inc | 1 | $3,000 |
| Hola Cultura | 1 | $3,000 |
| Hung Tao Choy Mei Leadership Institute | 1 | $3,000 |
| International Consortium for Advancement in Choreography | 3 | $3,000 |
| KanKouran West African Dance Company | 5 | $3,000 |
| NGOMA CENTER FOR DANCE | 7 | $3,000 |
| Oyé Palaver Hut, Inc. | 6 | $3,000 |
| Pan American Symphony Orchestra | 4 | $3,000 |
| Rhythm Visions Production Company, Inc. | 6 | $3,000 |
| Rorschach Theatre | 6 | $3,000 |
| Shout Mouse Press, Inc. | 2 | $3,000 |
| Solas Nua | 2 | $3,000 |
| Spooky Action Theater Company | 2 | $3,000 |
| Teatro de la Luna | 4 | $3,000 |
| The Essential Theatre | 8 | $3,000 |
| The Welders | 6 | $3,000 |
| The Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation | 6 | $3,000 |
| Thomas Circle Singers | 2 | $3,000 |
| Washington Master Chorale Inc | 4 | $3,000 |
| We Happy Few Inc. | 6 | $3,000 |