Grants

Claire leading an accessibility workshop

Claire leading an accessibility workshop

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Access Microfund

Looking for one-time assistance in making your arts event more accessible? The Arts Council’s Access Microfund is a reimbursement program that provides up to $500 to help arts and culture organizations, collaboratives and artists provide accommodations to patrons and artists with disabilities, such as American Sign Language interpretation, audio description, captioning, or materials in alternative formats.

Funding for the Access Microfund comes from the National Endowments for the Arts.

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An image of a smiling Nathan Brooks, a Pittsburgh entrepreneur. He is a young black man standing in the snow, wearing a heather orange beanie and a black t-shirt with his brand "Rebel Bred." The t-shirt includes a print of Harriet Tubman on the twenty dollar bill. He also wears a beige

Nathan Brooks, 2021 Recipient of the CEA Entrepreneur Accelerator Grant with "Rebel Bred" Brand

Due December 15, 2022

Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator

As a creative entrepreneur, you are a leader on the pathway to recovery and increased opportunity in our rapidly changing environment. The Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator grant program provides creative entrepreneurs with small business consulting and up to $2,000 in critical financial resources to grow businesses and revenue.

Funding for the Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator grant program comes from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.

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Pittsburgh Glass Center Flame Shop

Pittsburgh Glass Center Flame Shop

Due August 15, 2023

Creative Sector Flex Fund

This grant program from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts 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.

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Cup with colored pencils. Photo courtesy Steve Johnson

Cup with colored pencils. Photo courtesy Steve Johnson

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Become a Grant Panelist

Every year, the Arts council engages artists, arts managers, and community engagement professionals as grant panelists to select the recipients of our grant programs. We work hard to balance the composition of these panels by artistic discipline, race/ethnicity, ability, arts experience, and gender expression. We welcome you to apply to share your expertise as a grant panelist.

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