CREATIVE SECTOR FLEX FUND
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 for the Creative Sector Flex Fund
The 2025 CSFF APPLICATION for Region 7 is open Friday, May 31st through Wednesday, July 31st at 11:59 pm. All attachments and documentation are mandatory. Missing or incorrect documentation will disqualify your application from panel consideration. Please read all guidelines and look at provided samples. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.
To prepare your application materials, please refer to this list of required information.
Announcements regarding funding decisions will be made in late Fall 2024, pending state budget approval. Awards will be distributed to organizations shortly thereafter.
If your organization is not eligible for the Creative Sector Flex Fund, please visit the PCA website’s Apply for a Grant page, for additional information on opportunities that may suit the needs of your organization.
Sample Documentation
Questions?
Check out the Frequently Asked Questions.
For all other questions regarding any of the PCA grants, please contact ppa@berksarts.org.
Berks Arts administers this grant on behalf of the PCA for Berks, Lancaster, and Schuylkill counties.
Statement of Equitable Funding
Berks Arts continues to support diverse and vulnerable populations, understanding that we should always inform our work through a lens of diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion. Berks Arts does not discriminate against applicants based on gender identity, race, religion, color, age, national origin, disability, or sexual orientation.