PA Partners in the arts

Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts Goals:

• Expanding constituent access to the arts by (a) making arts programs available to communities that may have been underserved in the past by state arts funding, and (b) supporting a wide variety of arts activities in the community, developed in a variety of local settings.
  
• Encouraging and supporting local decision-making in re-granting of state arts dollars
• Increasing awareness of and advocacy for government support and funding of the arts at the local and state levels
  
• Enabling the PCA to provide increased assistance to its broad constituency throughout the state
  

PPA offers two types of funding opportunities:

• Program Stream
  Provides ongoing support to arts organizations and arts programs
  
• Project Stream
  Provides grants of up to $2,500 to eligible organizations or individuals to conduct arts projects. Applicants can identify their local partnership organization and view contact information by clicking here.

PPA Partner Organizations

PPA Objectives:

• Expanding constituent access to the arts by (a) making arts programs available to communities that may have been underserved in the past by state arts funding, and by (b) supporting a wide variety of arts activities in the community, developed in a variety of settings;
  
• Encouraging and supporting local decision-making in the re-granting of state arts dollars;
  
• Increasing awareness of and advocacy for government support and funding of the arts at the local and state levels; and
  
• Enabling the PCA staff to provide increased assistance to its broad constituency throughout the state.

• Local applications are shorter and simpler.
  
• Local grants carry the same state arts funding credibility.
  
• Local panelists provide important insight into the cultural needs of the community, which inform the local decision-making process.