The Professional Development grant program is a reimbursement grant program that provides up to $1,000 for North Dakota nonprofit art organizations, educational institutions, individual artists, and arts educators to engage in arts-related learning activities.
Donor Name: North Dakota Council on the Arts
State: North Dakota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant | Reimbursement
Deadline: 06/25/2024
Size of the Grant: Less than $1000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
The program goals is to provide opportunities for North Dakotans to engage in arts-related learning activities.
Grant Period
September 1, 2024-June 30, 2025.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must be one of the following:

An individual artist
An arts educator
A North Dakota state tax-exempt nonprofit arts organization
A Federally tax-exempt nonprofit arts organization
A North Dakota public education institution

Additional Eligibility Guidelines for Individual Artists and Arts Educators

Be a United States citizen or have attained permanent resident status
Be 18 years of age or older on the application’s due date
Be a North Dakota resident and continue to reside in North Dakota throughout the contract period
Cannot be enrolled as a full-time student

Additional Eligibility Guidelines for Nonprofit Arts Organizations

Arts organizations must be physically located in North Dakota
The majority of arts programming, services, or activities must take place in North Dakota and primarily serve and engage North Dakota audiences and participants
The applicant’s staff members, board members, and/or volunteers who will benefit from the program’s funds must be 18 years of age or older on the application’s due date and cannot be enrolled as full-time students.

This Program Funds:

For Arts Organizations

For staff member(s), board member(s), and/or volunteer(s) to participate in a learning activity that will support their artistic and/or business duties related to the organization, including workshops, classes, seminars, and/or conferences (in person or online)
To hire a consultant or adviser for an arts-related professional development learning activity for staff member(s), board member(s), and/or volunteer(s) (in person or online) (e.g., hiring a consultant to lead a board in developing a strategic plan or executive director job search)

For Individual Artists

To participate in a learning activity that develops artistic skills, including one-on-one study, coaching, workshops, classes, seminars, residencies, and conferences (in person or online)
To participate in a professional development learning activity that will develop business skills related to the arts, including one-on-one study, coaching, workshops, classes, and conferences (in person or online) (e.g., grant writing)
To hire a consultant or adviser for an arts-related professional development learning activity (in person or online) (e.g., hiring a consultant to help develop a marketing strategy)

For Arts Educators

To participate in a professional development learning activity that will develop teaching skills in the arts, including workshops, classes, and conferences (in person or online).

For Educational Institutions

To hire an advisor, consultant, and/or teaching professional for a professional development learning activity for faculty members who will develop teaching skills in the arts (in person or online).

For more information, visit NDCA.