Professional Development is a reimbursement grant program that provides up to $1,000 for North Dakota nonprofit art organizations, educational institutions, and individual artists and art 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
Deadline: 08/15/2023
Size of the Grant: $1,000
Grant Duration: 8 months
Details:
Program Goals
To provide opportunities for North Dakotans to engage in arts-related learning activities.
Funding Information
- Maximum award request: May not exceed $1,000 or 80% of the total project cash expenses, whichever is less
- Earliest Project Start Date: November 1, 2023
- Latest Project End Date: June 30, 2024
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
- Individual Artists and Arts Educators
- Be a United States citizen or have attained permanent resident status;
- Be at least 18 years of age on the application’s due date;
- Be a North Dakota resident for at least one year prior to the application’s due date 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
- 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 at least 18 years of age on the application’s due date
- The applicant’s staff members, board members, and/or volunteers, who will benefit from the program’s funds, cannot be enrolled as a full-time student.
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/or 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/or 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 support developing 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/or 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 that will develop teaching skills in the arts (in person or online).
For more information, visit NDCA.
