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    Grants for Non-Profits

    Creative Sector Flex Fund

    The Creative Sector Flex Fund (CSFF) is designed to address the changing needs of dynamic Pennsylvania arts organizations with average annual revenue between $10,000 - $200,000. 

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    Overview

    The Creative Sector Flex Fund (CSFF) offers general operating support grants to eligible applicant organizations that annually provide consistent levels of artistic programming and/or arts services in Pennsylvania.

    The CSFF program incorporates the current needs of arts and culture nonprofits by offering grantees the flexibility to use $5,000* grants in ways that ensure the most significant impact for their organizations and communities.

    Eligible uses of funds are flexible, including grantees' administrative, programmatic, and/or project-related expenses.​

    Our Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PPA) administer the CSFF program across the commonwealth. To find the application cycle for your region, visit our calendar of due dates for grants. 

    Additional Information

    • Annual grants are not guaranteed.
    • For the purposes of the Creative Sector Flex Fund application, applicants are classified as either an Arts Organization or an Arts Program of a Non-Arts Organization.
    • *Stated grant amount dependent on the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts’ (PCA) budget and availability of funds.