COVID-19 ARPA PA Arts and Culture Recovery Program
The COVID-19 ARPA PA Arts and Culture Recovery Program (PACR) was created to provide arts and culture professionals located in the Commonwealth to ensure the stability and recovery of the Commonwealth’s arts and culture sector from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Funding Priorities
Currently, funding is primarily focused on addressing economic losses related to the pandemic. This includes:
- Personal illness or illness of a dependent.
- Canceled events, exhibitions, residencies project delays, etc.
- Loss of revenue due to shut-down orders or capacity limits.
- Travel restrictions.
- Furloughs.
Grant Eligibility
The emergency fund is reserved for creatives and cultural professionals working in all disciplines, who have experienced a disruption to their income stream. To be approved for assistance, individuals must meet four key criteria:
- You are an active creative or cultural professional (exhibited work or created new work in the past 12 months) where a majority of income comes from self-employment in the arts and culture industry.
- You experienced a pandemic-related disruption to your income stream.
- You need assistance.
- You have lived in Pennsylvania for at least 12 months.
- You are a resident of Cumberland, Dauphin or Lebanon County.
