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Program Stream

Program Stream provides ongoing support to qualified applicants that provide consistent levels of artistic programming and/or arts services in Pennsylvania. The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance administers Program Stream in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties on behalf of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA), as a regional partner of the Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PPA) program.

To qualify for Program Stream, applicants must be invited to apply by a PPA Partner or the PCA based on a consistent application and grant history with PPA or the PCA. Organizations are notified by the PCA or a PPA Partner that they have met the eligibility requirements and are invited to apply to the PPA Program Stream. Once admitted to this funding program, Program Stream grantees receive consistent general operating support.

ELIGIBILITY
Applicants must:​

  • Be invited to apply by a PPA Partner or the PCA based on a consistent application and grant history with PPA or the PCA.

  • Be a nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation, a unit of government, or school district providing arts programming and/or arts services in Pennsylvania. Applicants are required to provide proof of incorporation and activity in Pennsylvania before applications are reviewed or funds awarded. Unincorporated groups must apply through a nonprofit, tax exempt corporation that acts as a fiscal sponsor.

  • Have an average annual revenue of less than $200,000.

For more information about Program Stream, please contact Allie Vanyur at grants@philaculture.org.

 

Click here to view the 2021-2022 Program Stream grantees.
Click here to view the 2020-2021 Program Stream grantees.
Click here to view the 2019-2020 Program Stream grantees.
Click here to view the 2018-2019 Program Stream grantees.
 


The Program Stream grants initiative is funded by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA), a state agency under the Office of the Governor, and administered regionally by the Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PPA), PCA’s statewide network of re-granting partners. The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance serves as the PCA’s PPA partner organization for Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties.

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