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Public Hearings

Each year, the RAD Board holds public hearings for all qualified applicants' funding requests as well as a public hearing on its preliminary budget.

All hearings begin at 2:30 PM at the Koppers Building Conference Center (436 Seventh Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15219).

 

Public Hearing dates for review of 2026 applications for funding are:

 

RAD PUBLIC HEARING 1 – THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2025

  1. Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens
  2. National Aviary in Pittsburgh
  3. Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
  4. Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium
  5. Allegheny County Parks
  6. City of McKeesport - Renziehausen Park
  7. City of Pittsburgh Parks
  8. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
  9. Allegheny County Library Association
  10. Pittsburgh Regional Transit
  11. Sports and Exhibition Authority
  12. Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra


RAD PUBLIC HEARING 2 – WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2025

  1. WQED Pittsburgh
  2. Contemporary Craft
  3. Pittsburgh Glass Center
  4. Kelly Strayhorn Theater
  5. Mattress Factory
  6. Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
  7. River City Brass Band
  8. Upper St. Clair Twp. Boyce-Mayview Regional Park
  9. Western PA Conservancy
  10. Riverlife

 

RAD PUBLIC HEARING 3 – TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2025

  1. Senator John Heinz History Center
  2. Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
  3. Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
  4. August Wilson African American Cultural Center
  5. Pittsburgh Opera
  6. Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
  7. Manchester Craftsmen's Guild
  8. City Theatre
  9. Pittsburgh Public Theater
  10. Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera
  11. Pittsburgh Musical Theater
  12. Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum
  13. The Frick Pittsburgh


RAD PUBLIC HEARING 4 – WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2025

  1. Pittsburgh Chinese Cultural Center
  2. The Legacy Arts Project, Inc.
  3. Handmade Arcade
  4. Alumni Theater Company
  5. Astrobotic Foundation (Moonshot Museum)
  6. Rainbow Serpent Inc
  7. barebones productions
  8. Braddock's Battlefield History Center
  9. Bike Pittsburgh, Inc.
  10. Harmony Singers of Pittsburgh
  11. Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks
  12. Resonance Works
  13. Pittsburgh Festival Opera
  14. PICT Classic Theatre
  15. The Tamburitzans
  16. Texture Contemporary Ballet
  17. The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center

 

RAD provides multiple avenues for public feedback:

  • Email info@radworkshere.org

  • Call the RAD offices by phone (412-227-1900)

  • Fax a document to RAD (412-227-1905)

  • Mail your feedback (Allegheny Regional Asset District, 436 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2201, Pittsburgh, PA 15219)

  • Attend the annual RAD Public Comment Hearing (Oct. 23, 2025 - 2:00 PM)

 

Upcoming Public Hearings

Aug21

2026 RAD Applicant Public Hearings - Day 1

Applicants for 2026 funding from the Allegheny Regional Asset District (RAD) will appear before the board in public hearings.

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Aug27

2026 RAD Applicant Public Hearings - Day 2

Applicants for 2026 funding from the Allegheny Regional Asset District (RAD) will appear before the board in public hearings.

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Sep02

2026 RAD Applicant Public Hearings - Day 3

Applicants for 2026 funding from the Allegheny Regional Asset District (RAD) will appear before the board in public hearings.

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Sep03

2026 RAD Applicant Public Hearings - Day 4

Applicants for 2026 funding from the Allegheny Regional Asset District (RAD) will appear before the board in public hearings.

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RAD Board Meetings

See information about upcoming RAD Board meetings, public comment procedure, and past meeting minutes and agendas.

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