Deadline: 15-Feb-22
Entry to the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts’ Arts Organizations and Arts Programs (AOAP) is now open.
Entry to Arts Organizations and Arts Programs (AOAP) is the point of entry for organizations or programs to the AOAP funding track. Entry to AOAP supports eligible arts organizations and arts programs that have a history of at least one year of consistent arts/cultural programming.
Entry to AOAP Features
- Full application every year.
- Application based on past performance.
- PCA awards must be matched on a dollar-for-dollar basis in cash. In-kind goods and services may not be used to match PCA funds.
- Organizations or programs stay in Entry to AOAP until recommended for AOAP, based on panel review and assessment totals. Applicants must apply and be recommended to enter the AOAP track.
- The AOAP track provides ongoing support through an annual update application.
Matching Requirements
Unless otherwise specified in the guidelines, PCA awards must be matched on a dollar-by-dollar basis in cash. In-kind goods and services may not be used to match PCA funds. The PCA generally will support no more than 35 percent of a program or organizational budget, and usually considerably less.
Eligibility Criteria
- Must be nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation, a unit of government, or school district, providing arts programming and/or arts services in Pennsylvania;
- Organizations are required to provide proof of incorporation and activity in Pennsylvania before applications are reviewed or funds awarded;
- Must have at least one year of consistent arts programming;
- Must have an average fiscal size more than $200,000.
Funding Restrictions
PCA grant funds cannot be used for any of the following:
- Activities outside the performance period.
- 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 general public.
For more information, visit Pennsylvania Council On The Arts.
For more information, visit https://www.arts.pa.gov/WHAT%20WE%20DO/FUNDING/apply-for-a-grant/ENTRY/Pages/default.aspx