Note: The AOAP Full and Entry Track application is now available.

The AOAP Interim Application is now available.

Our new eGrant site is located at http://pacouncilonthearts.egrant.net/. You will need to create a new username and password.

The application deadline has been changed to Friday, January 13, 2012.

Please contact Pam Smith at pamsmi@pa.gov if you have any questions about eGrant or your Program Director for questions about your application.

Our old eGrant site at http://pca.egrant.org will be archived but will remain accessible to grantees for viewing or printing. No future development will occur on the old site.

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF STATE ARTS AGENCIES NEWS RELEASE
The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) is pleased to announce the election of its 2012 Executive Committee and of five new members to its board of directors. As part of a rigorous national nomination process, state arts agencies at the 2011 NASAA Leadership Institute in Charleston, West Virginia elected Philip Horn Executive Director, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts to the Executive Committee:
2nd Vice President: Philip Horn has been executive director of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts since 1993. He directed the California Arts Council’s Touring and Presenting Program and its Arts in Education/Artists in Residence Program from 1982-1993, and was the first managing director of the East Lansing (Michigan) Arts Workshop, a community arts school. In 2005, Horn received the Gary Young Award from NASAA for his exemplary leadership, innovative thinking, and extraordinary contribution to public support for the arts at the state, regional and national levels.

Deadline Calendar - View this section for the PCAs upcoming deadlines for applications, award agreements and final reports.

Recent Hurricanes Irene and Lee as well as flooding in eastern and central Pennsylvania have impacted thousands of people. For information and resources that may be of help, please view Natural Disaster Resources.

News Room Visit this section to read current and archived press releases.

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Strategies for Survival Check List created as a resource for non-profits as they plot the road ahead in uncertain times.

Finding Calm in Crisis A Museum Survival Guide: The American Association of Museums has posted comprehensive materials on its website on navigating the current economic downturn. Links are provided to information on a wide array of topics, including practical tips on cutbacks, best practices in downsizing, and maintaining public trust in nonprofits. Most covered topics will be useful to all nonprofits, not only museums.

Arts in Crisis A Kennedy Center Initiative is a program designed to provide planning assistance and consulting to struggling arts organizations throughout the United States. Open to non-profit 501(c)(3) performing arts organizations, the program will provide counsel from Kennedy Center President Michael Kaiser and the Kennedy Center executive staff in the areas of fundraising, building more effective Boards of Trustees, budgeting, marketing, technology, and other areas pertinent to maintaining a vital performing arts organization during a troubled economy.

Surviving Financially in Today's Economy - In these particularly uncertain economic times, many nonprofits may be facing 2009 with more dread than optimism. Regardless of industry, size, or type of work, community based nonprofits are faced with a variety of crucial challenges in 2009: Maintaining their mission; Offsetting unanticipated funding loss; Keeping their doors open. To find some practical suggestions, Dewey & Kaye enlisted the help of fellow co-workers at McCrory & McDowell and readers in the nonprofit community.

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