State Of North Dakota

State Of North Dakota Department Of Emergency Services (ND Department Of Emergency Services) is a state government agency that receives federal grants as the direct recipient and pass-through administrator, primarily from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and holds two small federal purchase orders for law-enforcement database connectivity support. The department does not compete for contracts or subcontract to private vendors; it operates as a grant recipient distributing federal funding to local governments, counties, municipalities, nonprofit organizations, school districts, and other state entities across North Dakota.

The department's federal footprint centers on FEMA disaster-recovery and preparedness grants. ND Department Of Emergency Services received 95 awards from FEMA Headquarters Financial Assistance Awards and 51 additional FEMA awards, accounting for 97% of recent awards in the source. The remaining customer agencies are the Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (12 awards), the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (2 awards), and the Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation Headquarters Division (2 awards, $27 thousand combined potential value). Recent major FEMA grants include a $20.037 million Disaster Grants—Public Assistance (CFDA 97.036) award dated December 1, 2025, with completion by September 30, 2026, funding debris removal, emergency protective measures, and facility restoration across multiple North Dakota municipalities; a $5.68 million Emergency Management Performance Grant (CFDA 97.042) awarded October 1, 2025, supporting all-hazards emergency preparedness at state and local levels; a $5.9 million Homeland Security Grant Program award (CFDA 97.067) dated October 1, 2025, funding terrorism prevention and preparedness activities; a $4.953 million State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program award (CFDA 97.137) dated December 13, 2024, supporting cybersecurity enhancement initiatives through August 2028; and a $1.8 million Nonprofit Security Grant Program award (CFDA 97.008) dated September 1, 2025, funding physical security improvements for at-risk nonprofit organizations. The department also holds a $264,792.50 formula grant from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (CFDA 20.703) for hazardous materials emergency preparedness, awarded October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028.

As a pass-through entity, ND Department Of Emergency Services administers all received grants by distributing sub-awards to eligible local jurisdictions. Sub-award recipients span cities (Jamestown, Grand Forks, Valley City, Fargo, Bismarck, Hunter, Hannaford, Hope, Pettibone, Watford, Rolla, Page), counties (Burleigh, Cass, Kidder, McKenzie, Barnes, Rolette), school districts (Pingree Buchanan School District #10), utility cooperatives (Minnkota Power Cooperative, Cass County Electric Cooperative, Roughrider Electric Cooperative), universities (Valley City State University, University of Jamestown), and nonprofit organizations. Typical sub-award purposes include debris removal (Category A), emergency protective measures (Category B), infrastructure repair (Category C), public utilities restoration (Category F), and recreational facility recovery (Category G). The 2025 federal grant portfolio carries 17 awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months, representing potential recompete exposure for the state in that window. Two purchase orders with the Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation Headquarters Division, valued at $11,284.48 and $15,594.96, funded connectivity to the National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (NDLETS) to allow agencies in Fargo and Bismarck to access law-enforcement databases for federal crime investigation, background checks, and clearance operations. ND Department Of Emergency Services is a child entity of the State Of North Dakota, headquartered in Bismarck, North Dakota.