Largest federal grant recipients in North Dakota

248 organizations in North Dakota received at least $1 million or 10 federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, together $17 billion. North Dakota Department of Human Services received the most, $6.4 billion.

Recipients with a page, by type
Type	Recipients	Grants received
State and local governments	139	$14 billion
Nonprofits	42	$1.2 billion
Colleges and universities	15	$971 million
Tribal governments and organizations	15	$863 million
Other	24	$169 million
Businesses	11	$113 million
Small businesses	2	$26.8 million

The 100 largest recipients

By federal grants received, fiscal 2021 to 2025
#	Recipient	Type	Awards	Amount
1	North Dakota Department of Human Services · Bismarck	State and local governments	362	$6.4 billion
2	North Dakota Department of Transportation · Bismarck	State and local governments	2,509	$2.3 billion
3	North Dakota Department of Public Instruction · Bismarck	State and local governments	183	$1.5 billion
4	Basin Electric Power Cooperative · Bismarck	Nonprofits	2	$597 million
5	North Dakota, State of · Bismarck	State and local governments	66	$433 million
6	North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality · Bismarck	State and local governments	68	$406 million
7	University of North Dakota · Grand Forks	Colleges and universities	287	$396 million
8	North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services · Bismarck	State and local governments	137	$349 million
9	North Dakota State University · Fargo	Colleges and universities	397	$294 million
10	Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc. · Grand Forks	Nonprofits	2	$260 million
11	State of North Dakota · Bismarck	State and local governments	4	$249 million
12	Three Affiliated Tribes · New Town	Tribal governments and organizations	96	$183 million
13	North Dakota Department of Commerce · Bismarck	State and local governments	44	$181 million
14	Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians · Belcourt	Tribal governments and organizations	192	$174 million
15	Military Affairs North Dakota Department · Bismarck	State and local governments	62	$154 million
16	Insurance North Dakota Department of · Bismarck	State and local governments	7	$114 million
17	Job Service North Dakota · Bismarck	State and local governments	61	$114 million
18	Department of Game & Fish North Dakota · Bismarck	State and local governments	104	$105 million
19	Turtle Mountain College · Belcourt	Tribal governments and organizations	49	$104 million
20	Garrison Diversion Conservancy District · Carrington	State and local governments	3	$103 million
21	Standing Rock Sioux Tribe · Fort Yates	Tribal governments and organizations	147	$97.9 million
22	Grand Forks Regional Airport Authority · Grand Forks	State and local governments	14	$79.7 million
23	United Tribes Technical College · Bismarck	Tribal governments and organizations	53	$77.7 million
24	Ducks Unlimited Inc · Bismarck	Nonprofits	69	$77.0 million
25	Municipal Airport Authority of the City of Fargo, North Dakota · Fargo	State and local governments	15	$67.8 million
26	City of Bismarck · Bismarck	State and local governments	33	$65.3 million
27	Spirit Lake Tribe · Fort Totten	Tribal governments and organizations	133	$63.1 million
28	Sitting Bull College · Fort Yates	Colleges and universities	49	$62.2 million
29	Cankdeska Cikana Community College · Fort Totten	Colleges and universities	37	$60.6 million
30	North Dakota Industrial Commission, Oil & Gas Division · Bismarck	State and local governments	8	$50.7 million
31	Turtle Mountain Housing Authority · Belcourt	Tribal governments and organizations	8	$50.0 million
32	Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College · New Town	Colleges and universities	40	$49.2 million
33	North Dakota Department of Agriculture · Bismarck	State and local governments	86	$41.0 million
34	North Dakota Housing Financing Agency · Bismarck	State and local governments	23	$40.6 million
35	Minot Air Force Base School District 160 · Minot	State and local governments	6	$40.2 million
36	City of Minot · Minot	State and local governments	29	$40.0 million
37	Standing Rock Housing Local Development · Fort Yates	Tribal governments and organizations	7	$38.8 million
38	City of Fargo · Fargo	State and local governments	26	$35.6 million
39	Sanford Research · Fargo	Nonprofits	26	$35.0 million
40	Minot State University · Minot	Colleges and universities	26	$34.3 million
41	Standing Rock Telecommunications, Inc · Fort Yates	Businesses	3	$33.3 million
42	Public Service Commission · Bismarck	State and local governments	24	$30.3 million
43	Department of Career & Technical Education · Bismarck	State and local governments	12	$29.1 million
44	Bismarck State College · Bismarck	State and local governments	20	$28.3 million
45	City of Grand Forks · Grand Forks	State and local governments	23	$27.9 million
46	Veteran's Affairs, North Dakota Dept of · Lisbon	State and local governments	2	$27.4 million
47	North Dakota Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation · Bismarck	State and local governments	24	$25.3 million
48	Grand Forks Air Force Base Public School District No. 140 · Grand Forks	State and local governments	8	$24.9 million
49	Fort Berthold Housing Authority Inc · New Town	Tribal governments and organizations	2	$24.3 million
50	North Dakota Attorney General · Bismarck	State and local governments	47	$23.4 million
51	Minot Public School District 1 · Minot	State and local governments	8	$22.4 million
52	Mayville State University · Mayville	Colleges and universities	10	$21.0 million
53	Sen Dakota Community Action Agency · Fargo	Nonprofits	3	$20.6 million
54	Northland Health Centers · Turtle Lake	Other	6	$20.4 million
55	North Dakota Department of Parks & Recreation · Bismarck	State and local governments	56	$20.4 million
56	Family Healthcare Center · Fargo	Other	7	$20.4 million
57	Heartland Hydrogen Hub, LLC · Grand Forks	Businesses	1	$20.0 million
58	Spirit Lake Housing Corp · Fort Totten	Tribal governments and organizations	2	$19.8 million
59	DCN, LLC · Fargo	Businesses	1	$19.7 million
60	Reservation Telephone Cooperative · Parshall	Other	2	$19.6 million
61	New Town Public School District · New Town	State and local governments	11	$19.2 million
62	Sanford Research North · Fargo	Nonprofits	6	$18.6 million
63	Dunseith Public School · Dunseith	State and local governments	11	$18.2 million
64	Coal Country Community Health Center · Beulah	Nonprofits	8	$18.0 million
65	North Dakota State University · Bottineau	State and local governments	29	$17.8 million
66	City of Williston · Williston	State and local governments	16	$17.4 million
67	North Dakota Highway Patrol · Bismarck	State and local governments	8	$16.8 million
68	North Dakota Department of Water Resources · Bismarck	State and local governments	40	$16.4 million
69	University of Mary · Bismarck	Colleges and universities	9	$16.1 million
70	City of Devils Lake · Devils Lake	State and local governments	3	$16.0 million
71	Jamestown Regional Airport Authority · Jamestown	State and local governments	16	$15.7 million
72	Fargo Housing and Redevelopment Authority · Fargo	Tribal governments and organizations	43	$15.6 million
73	Grand Forks Public School District Building Authority · Grand Forks	State and local governments	3	$15.3 million
74	Oyate Community Development Corporation · Fort Yates	Other	3	$15.3 million
75	Lewis and Clark Regional Development Council · Mandan	State and local governments	3	$15.2 million
76	Saffire Renewables, LLC · Grand Forks	Small businesses	1	$14.3 million
77	City of Mott · Mott	State and local governments	2	$14.3 million
78	Dickinson Municipal Airport Authority · Dickinson	State and local governments	8	$14.0 million
79	Bek Communications Cooperative · Steele	Other	1	$13.9 million
80	Consolidated Enterprises Inc · Dickinson	Other	1	$13.8 million
81	Harlow's Bus Sales Inc · Bismarck	Businesses	1	$13.6 million
82	St John School Dist 3 · Saint John	State and local governments	12	$13.6 million
83	Headstart · Towner	State and local governments	2	$13.5 million
84	Community Action Partnership of North Dakota · Fargo	Nonprofits	12	$13.3 million
85	Community Action Partnership · Dickinson	Nonprofits	3	$12.6 million
86	Elinor Coatings, LLC · Fargo	Small businesses	2	$12.5 million
87	County of Grand Forks · Grand Forks	State and local governments	3	$12.4 million
88	Warwick School District 29 · Warwick	State and local governments	13	$12.3 million
89	Bismarck Public School District NO.1 · Bismarck	State and local governments	7	$12.3 million
90	Spectra Health · Grand Forks	Other	6	$12.2 million
91	Red River Valley & Western Railroad Co · Wahpeton	Businesses	1	$11.8 million
92	North Dakota Industrial Commission · Bismarck	State and local governments	9	$11.5 million
93	Community Action Region VI · Jamestown	Nonprofits	3	$10.9 million
94	Hit Inc · Mandan	Nonprofits	3	$10.1 million
95	Rural Development Finance Corporation · Mandan	Other	1	$10.0 million
96	Selfridge Jr Sr High School · Selfridge	State and local governments	13	$9.7 million
97	Burleigh County Housing Authority · Bismarck	State and local governments	45	$8.9 million
98	Mountain-Plains Youth Services Coalition · Bismarck	Nonprofits	27	$8.8 million
99	Sole Public School · Solen	State and local governments	12	$8.8 million
100	North Dakota State College of Science · Wahpeton	Colleges and universities	5	$8.7 million

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