The Emerging Prairie Agriculture Technology Venture Capital Fund, awarded $449,405 by the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program (CFDA 11.024), aims to support North Dakota's agriculture technology industry through venture capital investment. The Fund will invest an initial $5M in seed-stage North Dakota agtech startups over the three-year period from October 2021 through September 2024. This will provide much-needed access to...
The University of North Dakota received a $1.25 million project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) on August 16, 2022. The funding will support the University in creating a commercialization strategy for unmanned aerial systems technology innovations in North Dakota. The project includes testing and demonstrations of three commercial use cases for UAS to advance autonomous system...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $188,901 to North Dakota State University to conduct research and capacity-building efforts to support rural, low-income students in STEM fields. The key activities include: Establishing a network of rural-serving institutions to gather and analyze data on the experiences of rural, low-income students participating in NSF S-STEM projects. This research aims to identify factors...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) Project Grant of $349,159 awarded to Dakota College at Bottineau will support the development of a stackable certificate program to train small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS) technicians. The project aims to grow the college's existing SUAS curriculum into a program that meets the needs of North Dakota's agriculture and natural resources management industries, which have seen substantial growth in drone technology adoption....
The University of North Dakota (UND) was awarded a $176,978 Cooperative Agreement from the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program (CFDA #59.058) on September 30, 2024. The FAST program aims to strengthen the technological competitiveness of small businesses by increasing their participation in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Under this Cooperative Agreement, UND will...
The University of North Dakota received a two-year, $274,571 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076). The grant funds the ADVANCE CATALYST: IMPROVING GENDER AND FOREIGN-BORN EQUITY AMONG STEM FACULTY project to develop and deliver services aimed at improving equity for gender and foreign-born faculty in STEM fields from May 2021 through April 2023. As part of its mission to ensure the vitality of the nation's STEM education enterprise,...
The University of North Dakota (UND) was awarded a $1,875,000 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086). The objective of this 1-year project is for UND to develop a comprehensive Regional Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Resilience (REVIR) plan for the four-state region of Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The REVIR plan will have broad...
The University of North Dakota Division of Research & Economic Development will conduct research on human factor analysis of space crop cultivation methods and interactions under a $470,368 cooperative agreement from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Office of Stem Engagement (OSTEM). The three-year award beginning May 16, 2023 aims to advance NASA's goals of expanding understanding of the universe through STEM education and research related to future space...
The Northern Innovation and Startup Center Project received a $2,993,898 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program (CFDA 11.024). The funding will assist Northern State University in developing a thriving tech ecosystem in Aberdeen, South Dakota by infusing startup expertise into existing entrepreneurship resources, building a culture of tech entrepreneurship, and offering ideation and incubator...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.210 - Higher Education National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants) provides $262,500 in funding to North Dakota State University (NDSU) over 5 years, starting November 15, 2023. The purpose of the grant is to establish a new Master of Science program in Agribusiness and Data Analytics at NDSU. Through this program, the university will train a diverse group of graduate...