Etsy Teams Grant Program

We want to support the Etsy Teams in as many ways as we can. This application is for a grant from Etsy to help your Team achieve a goal, such as participating in an event or promoting in a publication. The grant may be in the form of promotinal material (stickers, postcards, etc) for your Team or funding to help offset the cost of your Teams participation in a local event or Team advertisement. All applications will be individually reviewed and decisions regarding grants will be made on a case by case basis.

For event grants, if your application is accepted, we'll work with your Team to help successfully use the grant. We might send you a kit of promotional materials to distribute and instructions to help you best promote Etsy, your Team and the handmade lifestyle. With advertisement grants, templates will be provided for your Team to choose from, and the final design of the advertisement must be submitted to Etsy for approval before publication. We also require a detailed report from your team at the completion of your Etsy sponsored promotion, so that we can share how your Team used the grant with the Etsy community.

Overall, we hope these grants provide opportunities for Local and Global Teams to engage their communities and let them know about Etsy.

Before filling out the Team Grant Application please make sure you and your team meets these initial requirements:

1. Your team has been formed and active for over 3 months.
2. You have one main contact for this application and over 6 members that will benefit from this grant.
3. You and your team must be willing to complete a detailed report once you have completed your subsidized event, promotion or advertisement.
4. You agree that the grant funding will only be used to support and promote Etsy and Etsy teams.

Click Here for the Etsy Team Grant Application

Some Frequently Asked Questions

q: When is the due date for an application?
a: We review applications on the 15th of every month. We will let you know if you application is accepted or not as soon as we can. Applications submitted after the 16th of the month will be reviewed the following month.

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q: How do you decide who gets a grant?
a: We can only give so much each month. We will make decisions based on the activity level of your team, the location and focus of your team (i.e. if we haven't already subsidized an event or Team close to you geographically, or a Team with a similar reach and market, your chances are better), the number of Team members that the grant will assist, and the overall benefits to Etsy.com.

q: What can we use the grant money for?
a: Grants can be used toward projects that promote your Etsy Team and Etsy.com, such as advertisements in publications, fees for table spaces at existing events, or other creative ways to promote Etsy and your Team.

q: Who should apply?
a: Any Etsy Team can apply for a grant. You should elect one point person from your Etsy Team to apply for the grant. It can be your team leader or another member who is incharge of the event or promotion. This person should have a good idea of the goals of the Team for the grant, and communicate well with the Team throughout the process.

q: How much money can we ask for?
a: Ask for what you need! If it doesn't work within our budget, but the application is really great, we'll work with you to fund at least part of the project.

q: How many times can a team receive a grant?
a: The limit is twice a year per Team. If you are thinking of applying for another grant in the future make sure you follow up your first grant with lots of information and great photos!

q: How do we receive the money?
a: In most cases Etsy.com will send the payment directly to the event or publication, and ship promotional goodies to an address you provide us.

q: Our team has another promotional idea that isn't a craft show or an advertisement - can we still apply?
a: There's a section of the application that allows for you to explain your innovative Team promotion. Innovative ideas that show promise of being effective and promoting Etsy and your Team in a creative way are encouraged!

Application Form : http://www.etsy.com/team_grant_application.php