Musician Resources

How We Help

Red Dirt Relief Fund provides crisis relief, preventive care resources and need-based financial assistance in three key areas: 

• Health Services focus on emergency financial assistance for medical expenses and loss of work due to illness or injury. RDRF also offers services through partnerships with dental/vision/hearing health providers,  health insurance enrollment and more.
• Mental Health & Addiction Recovery Services include preventive resources such as mental health referrals and financial assistance for counseling/therapy,  inpatient addiction recovery and mental health treatment. 
• Human Services include humanitarian disaster relief, assistance with instrument replacement/repair if stolen or damaged in a natural disaster (excluding wear-and-tear), and funeral costs for a music professional or their family member.  

If you or someone you care about is in an emergency, please call 911 or text the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988. 

Emergency Assistance Program

Red Dirt Relief Fund grants short-term financial assistance to Oklahoma music professionals for personal needs that have arisen due to unforeseen circumstances. Funding may be awarded for needs such as rent, car payments, insurance premiums, utilities, medical/dental expenses, addiction treatment, sober living, death/burial and other personal expenses. Family members or friends may contact Red Dirt Relief Fund on behalf of a music professional with their permission.

• Applicants must be able to document a minimum of 5 years employment history in the music industry as a musician, singer/songwriter, engineer, stagehand, manager, tour bus driver, A&R, agent, live crew, etc. Production workers must provide 1099s OR include employer(s), dates of service and supervisor email addresses for employment verification.
• Applicants must currently reside in Oklahoma.

To request assistance, contact katie@reddirtrelieffund.org

Assistance Limitations

Financial assistance provided by Red Dirt Relief Fund is charitable in nature and therefore, before seeking such assistance, applicants are required to investigate all other possible sources of aid. At its sole discretion, Red Dirt Relief Fund reserves the right to deny or approve financial assistance.