PPA Eligibility

New for this year:
PPA Project Stream applicants are eligible to receive support for activities in these two categories:

• Arts projects not conducted with or in venues owned and/or operated by organizations or programs the PCA already supports through the PPA Program Stream, Arts Organizations & Arts Programs (AOAP) Track, or the Entry Track.
• 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. 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

• 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.

Apply for up to $5,000 for community arts projects in Erie County. Read more about Arts Council Project Grants.

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