This grant provides supplementary funding to initiate, improve, or extend craft education programs. It supports projects like advanced craft technique instruction, craft business management, craftsman-in-residence programs, start-ups, cooperative programming, new technology focus, visiting speakers, equipment purchases, and facility capital improvements. Funding covers up to half the total project cost and aims to support unique, replicable opportunities.
Any organization conducting craft-related education activities may apply, including local craft councils, craft guilds, and community-based nonprofit arts organizations.