The Professional Development is a reimbursement grant program 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: 12/12/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $1,000
Grant Duration: 4 months
Details:
The goal of the program is to provide opportunities for North Dakotans to engage in arts-related learning activities.
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).
Funding Information
- Maximum award request: May not exceed $1,000 or 80% of the total project cash expenses, whichever is less.
- The project dates between March 1, 2024 and 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 ND resident and continue to reside in state throughout contract period
- Cannot be enrolled as a full-time student
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.
For more information, visit Professional Development.
