The Creative Catalyst grants is designed to support new initiatives and opportunities that advance strategies for empowering, connecting, and amplifying creatives and creative industries and their contributions to Pennsylvania’s communities, economy, and workforce.
Donor Name: Pennsylvania Creative Industries
State: Pennsylvania
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: All Time
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Creative Catalyst is a grant program of Pennsylvania Creative Industries, powered by Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA), that supports new initiatives and opportunities that advance strategies for empowering, connecting, and amplifying creatives and creative industries and their contributions to Pennsylvania’s communities, economy, and workforce.
Creative Catalyst grants support new initiatives and opportunities that advance strategies for empowering, connecting and amplifying creatives and creative industries and their contributions to Pennsylvania’s communities, economy and workforce. This funding opportunity is designed to encourage and support projects and events that have the potential for statewide or broad regional impact on the creative sector. Creative Catalyst grants are not designed to provide ongoing support or to fund projects that occur on an annual or regular basis, but rather to help support special events or unique, strategic opportunities. This grant may not fund activities supported by other Pennsylvania Creative Industries grant awards.
Key Areas
Applications to this program will be assessed based on the degree to which they:
- Align with one or more of Pennsylvania Creative Industries’ five key areas:
- Asset Development
- Workforce Development
- Community Development
- Visibility
- Policy
- Demonstrate statewide or broad regional reach and benefit.
- Demonstrate capacity to carry out project as proposed.
Funding Information
Grant amounts will not exceed $25,000.
Grant Period
September 1, 2026 to August 31, 2027.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be a non-profit, tax-exempt corporation, unit of government; college or university; or school district providing creative sector programming and/or services in Pennsylvania.
- Applicants are required to provide proof of incorporation and activity in Pennsylvania before an application will be reviewed or awarded funds.
- Fiscal agents and fiscal sponsors are not eligible to apply for Creative Catalystfunding.
Funding Restrictions
Grant funds cannot be used for any of the following:
- Activities that occur outside the Performance Period.
- Activities that have a religious purpose.
- Payments to lobbyists.
- Cash prizes and awards.
- Benefit activities.
- Hospitality expenses.
- Competitions.
- Performances and exhibitions not available to the public.
- Activities supported by other Pennsylvania Creative Industries grant awards.
for more information, visit Pennsylvania Creative Industries.
