As Southwestern Pennsylvania's Local Arts Agency for Pennsylvania Creative Industries, powered by Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, the Arts Council provides a range of funding opportunities for artists and arts organizations in need of financial support in Allegheny, Beaver, Greene, and Washington counties.
Opens January 2026
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 Pennsylvania Creative Industries, powered by Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.
Opens September 1-October 31, 2025
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.