SAFE: Winter Resilience | Grant Call for Museums in Ukraine
The Ukrainian Museum in New York, in partnership with the Ukrainian Museums Association in Kyiv, is opening the second round of SAFE Grants to support Ukrainian museums and the people working to sustain them through the ongoing war.
Winter Resilience as a Priority
For this round, SAFE will prioritize projects that help museums prepare for another severe winter amid continued war, blackouts, and attacks. We are especially interested in practical, infrastructural support that helps museums remain safe, functional, and connected to their communities during power outages and extreme weather.
Eligible expenses may include heaters, portable power stations, generators and battery-storage equipment, power banks and charging stations, emergency lighting, connectivity equipment, insulation and other winterization materials, as well as furnishings and equipment needed to establish or adapt museum spaces as resilience hubs, or punkty nezlamnosti.
We also welcome proposals to develop and program these spaces inside museums. Lectures, workshops, screenings, children’s activities, and other cultural programs can transform museums into places of connection, learning, and support when they are needed most.
Deadline: October 15, 2026
For additional questions, contact: [email protected]
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Who Can Apply?
The open call is intended for sole proprietors (FOPs) registered in Ukraine as third-category taxpayers who work with or for Ukrainian museum institutions. Applicants may include curators, educators, collection specialists, designers, researchers, and interdisciplinary practitioners proposing projects in collaboration with a Ukrainian museum.
What Does SAFE Support?
While winter preparedness is the priority for this round, SAFE continues to support innovative approaches that strengthen the resilience and relevance of Ukrainian museums. We are particularly interested in projects that respond to the realities Ukrainian museums are facing now while helping institutions remain active, accessible, and meaningful to their communities. Proposals may address:
- emergency and winter preparedness
- museum infrastructure and essential equipment
- adapted educational and public programming
- collection care and protection
- archives and new forms of interpretation
- exhibition and spatial design
- accessibility and community participation
- creative approaches to sustaining museum work during wartime
What materials are required for the application?
Applicants should submit:
- Project concept describing the proposed initiative and its goals
- Professional résumé/CV
- Well-argued budget detailing how grant funds will be used
- Letter of support and prior agreement from the institution where the project will take place
- Photo/ video materials that succinctly present your personal practice or the institution’s work
- Links to relevant social media channels
What is the amount of the grant?
Each SAFE Grant provides up to $2,500 USD.
How should I develop my budget?
Applicants should clearly explain how the requested equipment or other expenses will address the museum’s specific winter preparedness needs and benefit the surrounding community.
When will grantees be notified?
Selected grantees will be notified by November 15, 2026.