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 state and foundation sources and updated daily.

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Type	Grant	Funder	Deadline ▲	Amount
Foundation	Fair Distinguished Engineering Educator Medal Grant	Water Environment Federation	Rolling	Varies
State	Flex Focus Awards (Extended School Services, Preschool, Safe Schools, Professional Development, and Textbook)	Dept of Education	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	International Travel Grants	Society For Music Theory Inc	Rolling	Up to $650
Foundation	CANA Convention Scholarships	Funeral Service Foundation Inc	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Professional Development Scholarships	The Ahla Foundation	Rolling	$30K
Foundation	Dissemination of Publications for Tenure-Track Faculty Grant	Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Early-Career Anatomist Publication Award	American Association for Anatomy	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Marshall J. Schiff, MD, Memorial Fellow Research Award Grant	Rheumatology Research Foundation	Rolling	Up to $3K
Foundation	Innovation Grants	Truckee Meadows Community College Foundation	Rolling	Varies
State	WY Quality Counts	Wyoming Department of Workforce Services	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Professional Advancement Scholarships	American Society of Health-system	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Emerging Wildlife Conservation Leaders (EWCL) Grant	Wildlife Conservation Network Inc	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Gaynold Jensen Memorial Continuing Education Award Grant	Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics	Rolling	$2K
Foundation	Visionary Leadership Program	Maine Center for Enterprise Development	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Innovation Grant Program	National University	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Continuing Education Support Fund (El Pomar Foundation Partnership)	Delta Health Foundation	Rolling	$5K
Foundation	Administrative Fellowship Program	Beacon Health Foundation Inc	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Ball Brothers Foundation Fellows Program Grant	Ball Brothers Foundation	Rolling	Up to $15K
Foundation	Col Loren J. and Lawona R. Spencer Scholarship	Air & Space Forces Association	Rolling	$5K
Foundation	Assistance Fund for Contingent Faculty Grant Program	Conference on College Composition and Communication	Rolling	$750
Foundation	Judy Lentz Leadership Development Scholarship	Hospice & Palliative Nurses Assoc	Rolling	Varies
Foundation	Career Guidance for Trainees Grant	Burroughs Wellcome Fund	Rolling	$15K – $25K
Foundation	Education Minnesota Foundation: Impact Grant	Education Minnesota Foundation for Excellence in Teaching and Learning	Rolling	Up to $15K
Foundation	Nonprofit Resource Training Grant	Td Charitable Foundation	Rolling	Up to $1K

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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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