Professional Development Grant Program 2025 (United States)

Deadline: 3 March 2025

The Idaho Commission on the Arts is seeking applications for its Professional Development Grant Program to supports the professional development of artists and arts administrators.

Applicants may receive funds for attending a conference, workshop, or other form of professional development.

Funding Information

Maximum request is $600.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicant must be a practicing artist, arts administrator, or K-12 teacher, educator, or Commission Teaching Artist
Applicant must be at least 18 years old
Applicant must be a United States citizen, legal resident, or refugee, and be an Idaho resident for at least one year prior to the application deadline
Final reports for past Commission grants and awards must be submitted and approved
Applicant may receive one Professional Development grant in a fiscal year
Development grant during their award year or term
Activities may not begin until 3 weeks after the application deadline

Ineligibility Criteria

Fellowship, Traditional Arts Apprenticeship, and Writer in Residence recipients are not eligible for a Professional
Individuals who are currently enrolled in a degree or certificate-granting program are not eligible
Multiple Professional Development applications for the same event or opportunity will not be accepted from members or staff of single organizations with budgets over $50,000. Two applications for the same event will be allowed from members or staff of organizations with budgets under $50,000

Evaluation Criteria

Artistic Quality (40 points)
- Artist’s work is of excellent quality and a logical extension of previous work or aesthetic interest
- An arts administrator’s work history indicates professional experiences with high quality arts organizations or projects, or applicant works for an organization that produces programs of high artistic quality appropriate for its stated mission
- Educators and Commission Teaching Artists’ past work history reveals experience with quality arts or education projects.
Feasibility (20 points)
- Ability and plan demonstrates the applicant can realistically accomplish the project or activity
- The application is clear and complete; the budget is realistic and correlates with the narrative
Growth (40 points)
- Opportunity has the potential to significantly affect or enhance applicant’s ability, career, artistic development, technique, managerial skills, teaching skills, or the applicant’s plans to improve student learning in the arts.
- A public aspect (exhibition, performance, reading, or demonstration) is present, where appropriate