Program Stream

Elk County Council on the Arts administers Program Stream and Entry to Program Stream grants to Cameron, Elk, Forest, McKean, and Potter counties on behalf of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.

Overview

Program Stream funding is provided as general operating support, which helps organizations strengthen their core capacity, engage in critical planning activities, and pay expenses related to staffing, business functions, and programming.

Program Stream is a funding opportunity that aims to provide valuable ongoing access to funding for small arts organizations and programs across the commonwealth.

Entry to Program Stream is a grant program for small nonprofit and fiscally-sponsored organizations that conduct consistent arts programming or services. It is the point of entry to ongoing support for arts organizations and programs that have annual revenue of less than $200,000. After applying for Entry to Program Stream you are eligible for ongoing Program Stream funding.

For more information contact your Public Arts Program Manager, Marisa Gonzalez at marisa@eccota.com or call 814.772.7051.

How Entry to Program Stream Works

Entry to Program Stream is available annually, statewide, and administered regionally by PPA Partners. Eligible organizations apply to Entry to Program Stream with the aim of eventually qualifying for Program Stream, which provides ongoing, flexible support at a higher average grant amount. Organizations may qualify for Program Stream after consistently receiving funds through Entry to Program Stream, receiving good panel assessments, and fulfilling grant award requirements. Entry to Program Stream is aligned with the Program Stream application deadline in February and Term of Agreement dates.

Eligible Applicants

Nonprofit organizations
Units of government
Schools
Departments of colleges and universities
Un-incorporated groups that conduct ongoing arts programming may apply through a fiscal sponsor