Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance

The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance Continues to Assist Creative Entrepreneurs: $172,000 in Grants Distributed to Support 86 Creative Businesses

Philadelphia, PA – The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance (“Cultural Alliance”) is pleased to announce the most recent round of grants made through the Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator, a program of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA). In this funding round, 86 creative entrepreneurs received a total of $172,000 in grants to support their small businesses in the Greater Philadelphia region. The Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator grant program provides creative entrepreneurs with small business consulting and $2,000 in critical financial resources to grow businesses and revenue. 

This program is administered by the Cultural Alliance on behalf of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency. At this time, all funding made available by PCA to the Cultural Alliance has been allocated for the Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator program, proof of the strong demand within the cultural industry for this type of support. Although new applications are not currently being accepted, the Cultural Alliance anticipates receiving additional grant money to distribute in the upcoming fiscal year (July 2025). You can learn more about the Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator program on our website and receive updates about future grants by signing up for the Cultural Alliance's monthly newsletter, CultureWire. 

2024 Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator Grantees