Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator Program (CEAP)
Funding Amount
Up to $2,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “Rolling basis applications”
Can we apply?
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Geography
- Current resident of Pennsylvania for at least one year
Other requirements
- At least 18 years of age
- Annual gross revenue less than $200,000
- Creative entrepreneur intending to form a business or operating a business in Pennsylvania in one or more of the following creative industry areas
- Marketing
Overview
Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator Program (CEAP)
Program Type: Business development grants matching eligible creative entrepreneurs with free consulting services and financial resources
Geographic Scope: Lehigh, Northampton, Monroe, and Carbon counties in Pennsylvania
Eligibility:
- Marketing
- Architecture
- Visual arts and crafts
- Design
- Film and media
- Digital games
- Music and entertainment
- Publishing
Priority Focus:
Eligible Uses of Funds:
- Research and development
- Purchase of supplies and equipment
- Professional and business development fees
Program Details:
Contact:
How to Apply
Application Process
- Rolling basis applications
- Details available at: Lehigh Valley Community Foundation website under PA Council on the Arts PPA – Creative Entrepreneurs Accelerator Program
- Contact LVCF for current application procedures
What Lehigh Valley Community Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 132
- Total given
- $8.61M
- Median grant
- $20K
- Range
- $5,250–$1.12M
- By dollars: Pennsylvania 93%, New York 4%, Tennessee <1%. Top recipient cities: Allentown, PA; Bethlehem, PA; Easton, PA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 22% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Lehigh Valley Hospital · Allentown, PA
Health
$1.12M
Lafayette Collete · Easton, PA
Education
$1.1M
Desales Univeristy · Center Valley, PA
Education
$1.03M
New Bethany Inc · Bethlehem, PA
Human services
$808K
United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley · Allentown, PA
Community & economic development
$574K
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