Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PPA)
Contact Kiernan Schalk, Program Manager at
kiernan@cpartnerships.com for more information about the funding opportunity listed below.
Please be sure to read the guidelines carefully and pay particular attention to the eligibility requirements. Be sure to download and save the application to your computer desktop. Read the application carefully as well and attach all required documentation when returning your application. Any application which does not have the required documentation will not be considered for funding.
Click on items to download:
GUIDELINES
2024-2025 REGIONAL APPLICATION DATES
APPLICATION
COMPLIANCE CHECKLIST
SAMPLE - 501c3 DETERMINATION LETTER
SAMPLE - CHARITABLE CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION
SAMPLE - FORM 990
DUE DATE: The open date to accept applications is July 1, 2024, and the due date is August 30, 2024
PLEASE NOTE THAT NO EXTENSIONS WILL BE GRANTED
GRANT ACTIVITY PERIOD: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Creative Sector Flex Fund (CSFF)
About the Creative Sector Flex Fund
The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA) introduced a new grant program, the Creative Sector Flex Fund (CSFF), in 2023-2024, and is offering the program again for the 2024-2025 grant cycle. The CSFF is designed to address the changing needs of dynamic PA arts organizations with average annual revenue between $10,000 - $200,000.
This grant program incorporates the current needs of the field by offering grantees the flexibility to use $5,000 grants in ways that ensure the most significant impact for their organizations and communities.
Eligible uses of funds are flexible, including the support of applicants’ administrative, programmatic, and project-related expenses.
Please note: The PCA has retired Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts’ (PPA) Entry to Program Stream and Program Stream grant programs. The decision to retire these programs resulted from the PCA’s consideration of conversations, feedback, observations, insights, research, and data review with state and industry leaders, panelists, grantees, and community members. The goal of this retirement is to enable the PCA to provide a funding avenue that better aligns with industry trends and the goals of our strategic plan.
How to Apply to the Creative Sector Flex Fund
Download the guidelines for the 2024-2025 Creative Sector Flex Fund (PDF)
Please check your regional PPA partner’s website information regarding Creative Sector Flex Fund application deadlines and details. CSFF applications will open in late Spring and Summer of 2024.
If your organization is not eligible for the Creative Sector Flex Fund, please visit our Apply for a Grant page, for additional information on opportunities that may suit the needs of your organization.
Questions?
For general questions regarding the Creative Sector Flex Fund, contact Community Partnerships Program Manager Kiernan Schalk at kschalk@cpartnerships.com.
DUE DATE: The open date to accept applications is July 1, 2024, and the due date is August 30, 2024.
PLEASE NOTE THAT NO EXTENSIONS WILL BE GRANTED
GRANT ACTIVITY PERIOD: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
