Femme Noire Award 2020

“We are each other’s harvest; we are each other’s business; we are each other’s magnitude and bond.”― Gwendolyn Brooks


Beloved community, we are each other’s business. In 2017 we established the Femme Noire Grant economically support our creative community. 2020 has brought us waves of grief, loss, anti-Blackness, and anxiety about the uncertain times ahead. COVID-19 has created more (economic, health, reproductive, mental wellness, etc.) barriers for our queer and trans family. This year, we extended our annual grant to a community-wide relief fund: unrestricted microgrants of $200-500. In this way, we hope to help as many people in our community as possible, especially those financially impacted by COVID-19, anti-Blackness, and organizers/activists for Black Liberation.

Our fully digital fundraising campaign will directly impact our community of Black womyn + femmes, catalyzing an awardee's skill development + creative practice. This unrestricted award can be used for anything in support of the awardee's work and practice: rent, supplies, venue rental, a class, therapy sessions, whatever you need to deepen their creative passions and overall wellbeing.

Please help us continue celebrating Chicago’s badass, creative womyn by donating to the grant if you can. If you need a little love in these trying times, submit an application. We may not be able to award everyone, but please know the squad sees you, and we’re sending you love. Check on your peoples, and check-in with yourself.


Sending love,

The PN Squad


Donate electronically:

cash app: $partynoire

paypal: PartyNoire 

venmo: partynoire 

quickpay: [email redacted]



*****This award is for all Black femmes, queer womyn along the gender spectrum, trans and non-binary folk ages 21+ in the creative + cultural production industries. Applicants must reside in Chicago, IL. The application will be accepted on a rolling basis until funds raised have been disbursed.