Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator Program (CEAP) Grant
Funding Amount
$500 – $2K
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- September 2026
From the program guidelines: “Complete at least one consultation with Berks LaunchBox staff to review your business plan, then apply via the CEAP program; applications reviewed on a rolling basis (email ppa@berksarts.org).”
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Eligible organizations
- Individuals
Geography
- Pennsylvania
Overview
The Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator Program (CEAP) - a statewide PA Council on the Arts grant program run in the Berks/Schuylkill/Lancaster region by Berks Arts with Berks LaunchBox and the Kutztown SBDC - awards $500-$2,000 to support formation/development of an arts-related small business. Eligibility: 18+, PA resident 1+ year, gross revenue < $200,000, business in a creative industry (marketing, architecture, visual arts, design, film/media, digital games, music/entertainment, publishing); at least one Berks LaunchBox consultation required; eligible once every three years; BIPOC/low-income priority. Applications reviewed rolling (no fixed deadline).
How to Apply
Complete at least one consultation with Berks LaunchBox staff to review your business plan, then apply via the CEAP program; applications reviewed on a rolling basis (email ppa@berksarts.org).
What Berks Arts Council actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2020 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
Berks Arts Council reported $58K in grants for 2024 as a total without an itemized list; the grant details below are from 2020, its most recent itemized filing.
- Grants in 2020
- 1
- Total given
- $5,000
- Median grant
- $5,000
- 100% of its 2020 grant dollars went to recipients in Pennsylvania, where this grant's project is located.
- Top recipient cities: Reading, PA.
Example grants
Berks Community Television · Reading, PA
Program stream grants
$5,000
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Startups
- Small businesses
- Arts
- BIPOC
Project Locations
- PA
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