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Grant Opportunities
Centre Foundation is a regional partner of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA) through the Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PPA) program. This program expands access to the arts by supporting a wide variety of local and community arts activities. As one of fourteen PPA partners, Centre Foundation services Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, and Huntingdon counties.
Back to Better: Creative Resilience Grants
Back to Better is a one-time grant program designed to provide independent artists and creative sole proprietors with financial support to help stabilize their practice and adapt to post-pandemic challenges across Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, and Huntingdon Counties.This grant program provides $3,000 in support for artists and creative businesses in disciplines such as music, design, publishing, and more, helping them recover from pandemic-related impacts and continue their work in a changing landscape.
Funding Area: Arts & Culture
Status: OPEN
Open Date: September 1
Close Date: December 1
Grant Period: Dec 2025-Dec 31, 2026
Final Report Due:Jan 31, 2027
Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator Program
The Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator Program is designed to pair access to existing small business consulting services with financial resources for creative entrepreneurs who aspire to start their own for-profit business or who operate an existing for-profit micro business.
This grant program provides $2,000 in support for creative entrepreneurs starting a business or currently operating a micro-business with gross revenue less than $200,000.
Funding Area: Arts & Culture
Status: CLOSED
Open Date: January 28
Close Date: March 20
Grant Period: May 2025-May 2026
Final Report Due: June 2026