Creative Sector Flex Fund

The Creative Sector Flex Fund (CSFF) is a grant program of Pennsylvania Creative Industries, powered by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA), that provides support to eligible applicants that provide consistent, annual levels of artistic programming and/or arts services in Pennsylvania.

This grant program incorporates 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 use of funds are flexible, including the support of applicants’ administrative, programmatic, and project-related expenses..

As the PPA Regional Partner, ECCOTA is able to provide funding in Cameron, Elk, Forest, McKean, and Potter Counties.


Please note: The PCA has retired Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts’ (PPA) Entry to Program Stream, and Program Stream grant programs. The decision to retire these programs resulted from the PCA’s consideration of conversations, feedback, observations, insights, research, and data review with state and industry leaders, panelists, grantees, and community members. The goal of this retirement is to enable the PCA to provide a funding avenue that better aligns with industry trends and the goals of our strategic plan.



How to Apply

APPLICATIONS WILL OPEN 9/1/25 and close 10/31/25*


Check back on 9/1/25 for a link to the application.

*Please note: No extensions will be granted.

All attachments and documentation are mandatory. Missing or incorrect documentation will disqualify your application from panel consideration. Please read all guidelines. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted or reviewed.

If your organization is not eligible for the Creative Sector Flex Fund, please visit the Pennsylvania Council On The Arts Apply for a Grant page, for additional information on opportunities that may suit the needs of your organization. 

For general questions regarding the Creative Sector Flex Fund, contact Kylee Mader, Creative Funding Coordinator with the Elk County Council on the Arts.


kylee@eccota.com