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Please Email all Grant Program Correspondence to: ndicgrants@nd.gov 

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North Dakota's Outdoor Heritage Fund was established in 2013 as a multi-million dollar program to provide grants to state agencies, tribal governments, political subdivisions, and nonprofit organizations, with higher priority given to projects that enhance conservation practices in this state by supporting one or more statutorily identified directives.  

The Outdoor Heritage Fund will receive up to $40 million per biennium from oil and gas production tax revenue. 

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Clean Sustainable Energy Authority - Policy Meeting

Monday, August 4, 2025 at 02:00 pm - 04:00 pm

Categories: Clean Sustainable Energy Authority

Monday, August 4, 2025

Bank of North Dakota, 2:00 – 4:00 pm

1200 Memorial Highway, Bismarck, ND

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Oil and Gas Research Program Grant Application Deadline

Categories: Industrial Commission, Oil and Gas Research Program, OGRP-DL

Oil and Gas Research Program - August 15, 2025


Industrial Commission Meeting

Thursday, August 21, 2025 at 09:00 am - 12:30 pm

Categories: Industrial Commission

Thursday, August 21, 2025

Governor's Conference Room, 9:00 - 12:30 pm

600 East Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58505


Renewable Energy Program Grant Application Deadline

Categories: Industrial Commission, Renewable Energy Program, REP-DL

Renewable Energy Program - August 31, 2025


Joint Meeting of the Lignite Research Program, Oil and Gas Research Program, and Renewable Energy Program

Thursday, September 4, 2025 at 02:30 pm - 04:30 pm

Categories: Industrial Commission, Lignite Research Program, Oil and Gas Research Program, Renewable Energy Program

CO2 Education and Marketing Special Grant Round    

Thursday, September 4, 2025 

Brynhild Haugland Room, State Capitol, 2:30 – 4:30 pm    

600 East Boulevard Avenue, Bismarck, ND    

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Industrial Commission awards $700,000 in latest Renewable Energy Program grant round

Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:00 pm

Categories: Industrial Commission, Press Release, Renewable Energy Program

BISMARCK, ND – The North Dakota Industrial Commission, comprised of Gov. Kelly Armstrong, Attorney General Drew Wrigley and Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring, today approved $700,000 in Renewable Energy Program matching grants in the latest round of funding awards.  The Renewable Energy Program was established in 2007 to promote research and utilization of North Dakota’s renewable energy resources, including advanced biofuels. The grant program is funded solely by oil and gas production tax revenue.


Industrial Commission awards $2.6M in funding for Electric Grid Resilience

Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:00 pm

Categories: Industrial Commission, Press Release, Transmission Authority

BISMARCK, ND - The North Dakota Industrial Commission, comprised of Gov. Kelly Armstrong, Attorney General Drew Wrigley and Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring, approved $2.6 million in matching grants in the latest round of grid resiliency funding under Section 40101(d) of the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). 


North Dakota Mill Reports Profit Increase

Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 12:00 pm

Categories: Industrial Commission, Mill & Elevator, Press Release

BISMARCK, ND – The North Dakota Mill today reported record profits of over $26.6 million for fiscal year 2025, an increase of 28% from the previous year’s record of over $20.7 million.


North Dakota Industrial Commission announces grant rounds for new enhanced oil recovery grant program

Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 12:00 pm

Categories: Industrial Commission, Oil & Gas Research Program, Press Release

The Oil and Gas Research Program is accepting applications for the enhanced oil recovery (EOR) grant program of the North Dakota Industrial Commission (NDIC). The deadline for submitting applications for consideration in the upcoming grant round is Aug. 15, 2025. Applications may be submitted via email at ndicgrants@nd.gov.


Industrial Commission Approved Over $12.5 Million in Outdoor Heritage Fund Matching Grants for 17 Conservation and Recreation Projects

Monday, June 2, 2025 at 12:00 pm

Categories: Housing Finance Agency, Industrial Commission, Press Release

BISMARCK, ND – The North Dakota Industrial Commission today approved over $12.5 million in Outdoor Heritage Fund matching grants for 17 conservation and recreation projects benefiting North Dakotans across the state. The funding for this program, generated from oil and gas production tax revenue, supports projects that improve access to public and private lands for sportsmen and women, farming and ranching stewardship practices, fish and wildlife habitat preservation and outdoor recreation areas.


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