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Apply for Pittsburgh’s 2024 Community Festival Program Grant

Posted on March 25, 2024   |   Updated on September 30, 2025
Francesca Dabecco

Francesca Dabecco

Get ready for festival season in Pittsburgh. (Francesca Dabecco / City Cast Pittsburgh)

Get ready for festival season in Pittsburgh. (Francesca Dabecco / City Cast Pittsburgh)

Need help producing a neighborhood-focused festival? Applications are now open for the 2024 Community Festival Program Grant. The program will award 30 grants of up to $1,000 in reimbursements for events hosted by community-based non-profits from June 1 through October 31.

According to the city, to be eligible for funding, your organization and event must meet all of the following criteria:

  • Applicant must be a non-profit, tax-exempt, Pittsburgh community-based organization;
  • The organization must have been in existence for at least three years;
  • The festival must be free and open to the public, and to the benefit of the community;
  • The festival may take place over more than one day, however, priority will be focused on one-day events.

Apply before April 15 by visiting the Office of Special Events or emailing cfpgrant@pittsburghpa.gov.

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