Creative Sector Flex Fund

The Pennsylvania Creative Industries, powered by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA) funded the Creative Sector Flex Fund (CSFF) to address the changing needs of dynamic Pennsylvania arts organizations with average annual revenue between $10,000 – $200,000. 

This grant program incorporated the current needs of the field by offering grantees the flexibility to use $5,000 grants in ways that ensure the most significant impact for their organizations and communities. 

Eligible uses of funds are flexible, including the support of applicants’ administrative, programmatic, and project-related expenses.

Note to Grantees

PA Creative Industries grantees and funding recipients are required to acknowledge the agency’s support by displaying the agency’s logo on their website, published materials, and announcements that acknowledge the grantee’s or funding recipient’s grantors and donors. 

Additionally, when citing Pennsylvania Creative Industries’ project and/or program support in writing, grantees must include the following acknowledgement: “[Grantee name] received funding from Pennsylvania Creative Industries, powered by the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts.”

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•  2025-2026 Creative Sector Flex Fund- Grant Guidelines | PDF
• LVCF Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts Grant Award Agreement 2025-26 | PDF
• Creative Sector Flex Fund Final Report 2026 | PDF
• Creative Sector Flex Fund Evaluation Rubric | PDF

 ASK Mary | Current Grantees Can Contact Me with Questions:

Mary S. Mancino
Program Associate (Part-time Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9:30am – 2:30pm)
Lehigh Valley Community Foundation
840 W. Hamilton Street, Suite 310, Allentown, PA 18101
mary@lvcfoundation.org | Arts@lvcfoundation.org