Professional Development Grants for Nonprofits

Last updated August 10, 2026

There are currently 1,274 active professional development grants in Grantable's free grants database, drawn from foundation sources and updated daily.

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Type	Grant	Funder	Deadline ▲	Amount
Foundation	AGH Foundation Employee Scholarship Program (Joe Schiel Scholarship Fund)	Artesia General Hospital	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Gerre Hancock Internship	Association of Anglican Musicians	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Registration Fees Grant	Society for Applied Microbiology	Rolling	£200
Foundation	SOAP-FAER Mentored Research Training Grant	Soap Endowment Fund	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	IAMSE Conference Travel Awards	International Association Of	Rolling	$2K
Foundation	Child Care WAGE$ Program	Guilford County Partnership for Children Inc	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Emerging Liver Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Program	American Association for the Study	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Food Policy & Advocacy Legacy Award	Les Dames Descoffier of Washington	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Education Fund - Educational Scholarships and Sponsorships	Tpaa Foundation	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Virtual Program - Part-Time	Mercy Health Southwest Missourikansas	Rolling	$100 – $650
Foundation	Jumpstart Program Grant	Central Carolina Community	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Cobb Professional Development Grants	American Association of Biological Anthropologists	Rolling	Up to $8K
Foundation	Mid-South Chapter Scholarship for Core Education	Education Foundation of Asfmra Inc	Rolling	Up to $5K
Foundation	Continuing Education Grants	Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation Inc	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Joanie Dugger Educator of the Year Award Fund	Upper Arlington Education	Rolling	$1K
Foundation	Patricia Boyd Nursing Scholarship	Monadnock Community Hospital	Rolling	From $25K
Foundation	Immigrant Rights and Advocacy Fellowship	Seeding Justice	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Education and Training Grants	Smile Train Inc	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Fellowship Training Award Grant	Rheumatology Research Foundation	Rolling	Up to $150K
Foundation	Seiler Geospatial WSLS Foundation-WIYSN Grant	Wisconsin Society of Land Surveyors	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Robert M. Sherman Young Pioneers Award	Board of Jewish Education Inc	Rolling	$1K
Foundation	Training Grants	A Child's Hope Foundation	Rolling	Up to $3K
Foundation	Career Enhancement Fellowship	Institute for Citizens and Scholars	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	ECPWG Professional Development Grant	The Wildlife Society	Rolling	Varies

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About professional development grants

Professional development grants fund training, education, and skill-building — for nonprofit staff, educators, artists, researchers, or other professionals — such as conferences, courses, certifications, coaching, and capacity-building. They invest in people and organizational capability rather than programs or buildings, on the premise that stronger skills produce better outcomes. These grants can support individuals directly or help organizations train their teams.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a professional development grant?

A professional development grant funds learning and skill-building activities — workshops, conferences, courses, certifications, coaching, or sabbaticals — that advance the capability of an individual or an organization's staff. The goal is to strengthen expertise, leadership, and capacity rather than to fund a specific program or project directly.

Who offers professional development grants?

These grants come from foundations with capacity-building or leadership-development priorities, professional associations and field-specific funders, employers and workforce programs, and community foundations. Some are awarded to organizations to train their teams, while others go directly to individuals such as educators, artists, or emerging nonprofit leaders.

Can individuals apply, or only organizations?

It depends on the funder. Many professional development grants are made to nonprofits or institutions to build the skills of their staff, but a number of programs — particularly fellowships, scholarships, and field-specific awards — fund individuals directly. Always check whether a given program accepts individual applicants and what eligibility, fields, or affiliations it requires.

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