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North Dakota grants for nonprofits & individuals

Open federal and state grants North Dakota organizations and individuals can apply for — with who qualifies, how much, the deadline, and exactly what each one requires.

Federal grant funding to North Dakota (FY2025)
$4.0B
#49 of 50 states
Per resident
$5,086
federal grants per capita

State-specific North Dakota grant programs are being added; federal opportunities below are open to North Dakota applicants.

Which federal programs actually fund North Dakota

Competitively awarded federal grant dollars that went to North Dakota recipients in FY2025 — project grants and cooperative agreements only. Formula and block funding (Medicaid, highways) is excluded because it is allocated to state government, not won by applicants.

ProgramAssistance listingAwarded in North Dakota
New Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program10.758$856.6M
Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs20.106$69.4M
Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program20.938$55.0M
1332 State Innovation Waivers93.423$40.2M
Head Start93.600$40.2M
State Energy Program81.041$36.3M
Impact Aid84.041$35.8M
Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters)97.036$35.3M

Who won competitive federal grants in North Dakota

The largest North Dakota recipients of competitive federal grant awards in FY2025. Useful for two things: seeing who your likely co-applicants and partners are, and seeing which programs have a track record of paying out in this state.

RecipientAwarded
BASIN ELECTRIC POWER COOPERATIVE$597.0M
MINNKOTA POWER COOPERATIVE, INC.$259.6M
NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$115.7M
NORTH DAKOTA, STATE OF$57.9M
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA$44.1M
INSURANCE NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF$40.5M
NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE$37.1M
NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY$36.1M

Open federal grants for North Dakota applicants

A sample of the 2,243 federal opportunities open now — each links to a full breakdown of eligibility, required documents, and deadlines. Listed first: the 12 whose program has a record of awarding money in North Dakota.

National Institute of General Medical Sciences Predoctoral Basic Biomedical Sciences Research Training Program (T32)National Institutes of Health · due 2026-09-25 · funded in North DakotaTribal Undergraduate to Graduate Research Training and Leadership Experiences (TURTLE) Program (UE5/T32)National Institutes of Health · due 2027-01-25 · funded in North DakotaMedical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) (T32)National Institutes of Health · due 2027-01-25 · funded in North DakotaNational Centers for Cryo-electron Tomography (cryoET) (R24 -Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health · due 2027-01-26 · funded in North DakotaTribal Institutional Review Board Establishment and Enhancement (TIRBEE) (R24 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health · due 2027-01-27 · funded in North DakotaNIGMS National and Regional Resources (R24 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health · due 2027-06-14 · funded in North DakotaFocused Technology Research and Development (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health · due 2028-01-07 · funded in North DakotaMaximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) (R35 - Clinical Trial Optional)National Institutes of Health · due 2028-05-26 · funded in North DakotaNIGMS Institutional Biomedical Undergraduate Research Training (BURT) Program (T34)National Institutes of Health · due 2028-09-25 · funded in North DakotaBiomedical Technology Optimization and Dissemination Center (BTOD) (RM1 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health · due 2029-01-29 · funded in North DakotaMaximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) for Early Stage Investigators (ESI)National Institutes of Health · due 2029-02-06 · funded in North DakotaLimited Competition: Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence: Expansion/Sustainability Phases (COBRE-E/S) (P30 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health · due 2029-05-25 · funded in North Dakota
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This report compiles and structures publicly available grant information from official federal and state sources. It is not legal, financial, or grant-writing advice, is not an endorsement by any grantor, and does not replace reading the official grant solicitation or consulting a grants professional. Eligibility, funding amounts, and deadlines are current as of the source’s publication date — always confirm against the official notice of funding opportunity before you apply. Many federal grants are not available to for-profit businesses or individuals; where that applies, the report says so.