Emergency-grant trend?

I just put together the cancellation of two similar granting programs–SOS grants from the Pennsylvania Council for the Arts and the WOO grants from Leeway. Both of these grants were quick shots in the arm to help artists meet the expenses of opportunities like exhibits. The small grants helped a large number of artists and served as first steps for some in climbing the ladder to larger grants. I don’t know if this is a coincidence but it strikes me as a mini trend in the Philadelphia art world.