Program Stream is a grant program of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA) and offers ongoing financial support of up to $3,000 to arts organizations and arts programs that provide consistent levels of artistic programming and/or arts services for the public in Pennsylvania.
Donor Name: Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
State: Pennsylvania
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 01/18/2022
Size of the Grant: up to $3,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The Arts Council is administering this grant on behalf of the PCA for Allegheny, Beaver, Greene, and Washington counties.
Program Stream provides ongoing support to qualified applicants that provide consistent levels of artistic programming and/or arts services in Pennsylvania. Activities and services generally must have a public component.
Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PPA) is a partnership between local organizations like the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA). As a Pennsylvania Partner in the Arts, the Arts Council re-grants PCA funds to support a variety of local and community arts activities.
Funding Information
Program Stream is a grant program of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA) and offers ongoing financial support of up to $3,000.
The grant performance period of September 1, 2022, to August 31, 2023.
Eligible Criteria
Applicants must:
Be invited to apply by the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council or the PCA based on a consistent application and grant history with the PCA or the Arts Council.
Be a nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation, a unit of government, or a school district providing arts programming and/or arts services in Pennsylvania.
- Applicants are required to provide proof of incorporation and activity in Pennsylvania before applications are reviewed or funds awarded.
- Unincorporated groups must apply through a nonprofit, taxexempt corporation that acts as a fiscal sponsor.
- The fiscal sponsor is legally responsible for the administration of the contract, including all reporting requirements, and may charge a fee for its services.
- Applicants applying through a fiscal sponsor organization must meet the same requirements as other applicants, except for nonprofit status. The fiscal sponsor is responsible for any award.
- The fiscal sponsor receives the award check directly from the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council and is responsible for ensuring the completion of the final reports.
Have an average annual revenue of less than $200,000.
Matching Requirements
- All grants must be matched on a dollar-for-dollar basis in cash.
- In-kind goods and services may not be used to match PCA funds.
- Program Stream grant funds cannot be used to match other PCA grants.
Funding Restrictions
Grant funds cannot be used for any of the following:
- Activities outside the performance period of the grant.
- Activities that have a religious purpose.
- Payments to lobbyists.
- Cash prizes and awards.
- Benefit activities.
- Hospitality expenses (i.e., receptions, parties, gallery openings).
- Capital expenditures, including equipment costing $500-or more.
Competitions. - Performances and exhibitions not available to the public.
For more information, visit Program Stream.
