Professional Development 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: 04/23/2024
Size of the Grant: Less than $1000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The goal of the program to provide opportunities for North Dakotans to engage in arts-related learning activities.
Project Period
NDCA Fiscal Year 2025 (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025).
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).
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
For more information, visit NDCA.
