How much funding does Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator Program (CEAP) provide?

Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator Program (CEAP) provides Up to $2,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator Program (CEAP)?

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

Geography: Current resident of Pennsylvania for at least one year.

Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator Program (CEAP) accepts applications on a rolling basis.

Funding Amount

Up to $2,000

Deadline

Rolling (quarterly review)

Grant Type

Foundation

From the program guidelines: “Rolling basis applications”

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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

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:

Priority Focus:

Socially or economically disadvantaged creative entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs located in and whose work benefits low-income communities (as defined by the Small Business Administration)

Eligible Uses of Funds:

Business formation or development activities including:
- Research and development
- Purchase of supplies and equipment
- Professional and business development fees

Program Details:

Applications accepted on a rolling basis
Matches eligible creative entrepreneurs with existing, free, local small business consulting services
Funded by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA), a state agency under the Office of the Governor
Administered regionally by the Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PPA)
The Lehigh Valley Community Foundation serves as the Pennsylvania Region 5 Partner in the Arts

Contact:

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

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

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.
17% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

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