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Eligibility

Please review the eligibility guidelines carefully prior to beginning your online application.

  • Project must: be an arts activity conducted for the benefit of the public (for profit organizations are ineligible); take place in the PPA Partner’s service region and have a public component.
  • The applicant, if an individual, must be at least eighteen years old.
  • PPA Project Stream applicants may not apply to the following grant programs for the same grant period: PPA Program Stream, PCA AOAP Track; or PCA Entry Track.
  • PPA Project Stream applicants may apply to the following PCA grant programs during the same grant period: Arts in Education Residencies; Accessibility to the Arts in PA for Individuals with Disabilities; Individual Creative Artists; Local Government; Preserving Diverse Cultures; and Professional Development and Consulting.

Arts projects conducted with or in venues owned and/or operated by organizations or programs the PCA already supports through the PPA Program Stream, AOAP Track or the Entry Track. Previously these types of projects were ineligible for support. There are a limited amount of funds available for these types of projects.
 
Statewide, at least 75% of the PPA Project Stream funds will support projects not conducted with or in PCA supported organizations or programs. 25% of the funds will support projects that are conducted with or in PCA supported organizations or programs. The level of competition for funding in the two project categories will vary among PPA service regions.
 
A list of arts organizations and programs the PCA already supports through PPA Program Stream, AOAP, or Entry Track is available at the PCA's website and from your PPA Partner.  Please use this list as a reference in determining whether your project is conducted with or in a PCA-supported arts organization or program.