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Professional Development

The Professional Development grant program is currently closed.
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Professional Development supports professional development and learning activities for individuals in order to build arts and cultural organizations’ capacity for sustainability and success. Funding supports staff members, artists, arts administrators, arts educators, or board members of the applicant organization. Professional development activities may include but are not limited to: tuition for classes, seminars or workshops; registration fees for in-state conferences, festivals, trainings, or conventions; and in-state travel expenses to attend classes, conferences, festivals, trainings, seminars, workshops, or conventions.