Professional Development Grants for Nonprofits

Last updated August 9, 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	IDEAL Internship Grants	Decorative Arts Trust	Rolling	Up to $5K
Foundation	CEI Foundation Eye Care Scholarship	The Cincinnati Eye Institute Foundation	Rolling	$150
Foundation	Steven Levine APTA House of Delegates Student Grant	Florida Physical Therapy	Rolling	Up to $1K
Foundation	Professionals in Legal Education Developing Equity (PLEDGE) Initiative	Accesslex Institute	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Medline: Fellowship Grant	Medline Industries	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	DeLill Nasser Award for Professional Development in Genetics Grant	The Genetics Society of America In	Rolling	$1K
Foundation	Nonprofit Training Support	Wet Mtn Valley Community Foundation	Rolling	$200
Foundation	Abstract Awards	American Association for the Study	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	NIDA Mentor-Facilitated Training (MFT) Award in Substance Use Disorders Science Dissemination Grant	Emergency Medicine Foundation	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Mid-Career Mentoring Program	Umkc Research Foundation	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Course Scholarships	Academy of Pelvic Health Physical	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Leadership Transformation Grants	Kansas Leadership Center	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Scholarship for Nonprofit Leaders	Penny Appeal Usa Inc	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Eastman Departmental Residency and Colloquium Grant- Departmental Grant	University Of Rochester	Rolling	Up to $2K
Foundation	Arms Control Negotiation Academy (ACONA) Fellowship Grant	Arms Control Negotiation Academy (ACONA)	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Sabbatical Grant	Rasmuson Foundation	Rolling	$50K
Foundation	Dennis I. Belcher Young Leaders Program	The American College of Trust And	Rolling	Up to $3K
Foundation	Grants to Educators	Littleton Public Schools Foundation	Rolling	$300 – $5K
Foundation	John H. Graham IV Fund	American Society of Association	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Emerging Leaders Program: Professional Development for Arts Administrators Grant	New York Foundation for the Arts Inc	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Innovative Teaching Initiative Professional Development Grants	Belmont Education Foundation Inc	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Claude H. Organ, Jr., MD, FACS, Travelling Fellowship Grant	American College of Surgeons	Rolling	$5K
Foundation	AAFP Foundation: Center for the History of Family Medicine Oral History Grant	American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation	Rolling	Up to $3K
Foundation	Mimi Diffley Memorial Employee Scholarship	Sanford Health Foundation West	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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