University of North DakotaFederal contracts and grants

Grand Forks, ND
UEI RSWNKK6J8CF3

USAspending shows $384M in obligations to this recipient in 4 of the 5 fiscal years from FY2023 to FY2027.

The obligations in FY2026 were $100M.

The obligations in FY2027 to date are under $1 million.

The awards of $1 million or more that started since FY2023 came from 8 agencies.

The largest award value came from the Department of Energy.

A fiscal year under $1 million is not in the total.

Places of performanceAward value since FY2023

The states where the work of the awards of $1 million or more is done. The swatches go from the smallest award value to the largest. The largest is North Dakota: $201M.

North Dakota: the address of the recipient.

The amounts for each state. Outlines: US Census Bureau.

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Since the last update

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The site compares each data load with the load before it. It records a change of the FY2027 obligations when the change is $1 million or more and 10% or more. It also records each new award of $1 million or more.

Obligations by fiscal year

Obligations to University of North Dakota by fiscal yearA fiscal year starts on 1 October. "Under $1 million" is a year below the listing floor: the amount is not zero, and the site does not list it. FY2027 runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027. USAspending loaded these data on 30 Sep 2026, so the figures of FY2027 stop on that date.
Fiscal year	All obligations	Contracts	Other awards
FY2023	$131M	under $1 million	$131M
FY2024	$90M	$1.8M	$88M
FY2025	$63M	$2.2M	$61M
FY2026	$100M	under $1 million	$100M
FY2027 to date	under $1 million

Contracts are the procurement award types. Other awards are grants, direct payments, loans (subsidy cost) and other assistance. The contracts figure shows only when contracts alone are $1 million or more.

Awarding agencies

Award value from each agency to each award type, for awards of $1 million or more that started in FY2023 or later. The solid bands are contracts, the hatched bands are grants and the open bands are other assistance. The table gives the amounts.

Agencies that gave awards of $1 million or more to University of North DakotaAwards that started in FY2023 or later, by award value, largest first.
Agency	Awards	Award value	Share
Department of Energy	16	$146M	72%
Department of Health and Human Services	13	$31M	15%
National Science Foundation	3	$8.0M	4%
Department of Education	2	$5.7M	3%
Department of Agriculture	2	$3.9M	2%
Department of Defense	1	$3.5M	2%
National Aeronautics and Space Administration	2	$3.3M	2%
Department of Justice	2	$2.8M	1%

Awards

The newest awards of $1 million or more to University of North DakotaNewest first. The text under the agency is the description on USAspending.
Awarding agency	Type	Industry or program	Award value	Start date	Place	Record
Department of Energy	GrantCooperative Agreement (B)	81.089 Fossil Energy Research and Development	$36M	6 Aug 2026	ND	USAspending
Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health	GrantProject Grant (B)	93.859 Biomedical Research and Research Training	$1.1M	30 Jul 2026	ND	USAspending
Department of Energy	GrantCooperative Agreement (B)	81.089 Fossil Energy Research and Development	$1.3M	29 Jul 2026	ND	USAspending
Department of Energy	GrantCooperative Agreement (B)	81.089 Fossil Energy Research and Development	$5.0M	28 Jul 2026	ND	USAspending
Department of Energy	GrantCooperative Agreement (B)	81.089 Fossil Energy Research and Development	$15M	11 Jun 2026	ND	USAspending

Awards of $1 million or more to University of North Dakota that started in FY2023 or laterBy award value, largest first. The award value is the amount obligated to the award to date. The site does not show a description that has the name of a person.
Awarding agency	Type	Industry or program	Award value	Start date	Place	Record
Department of EnergyBIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) COAL CREEK CARBON CAPTURE: SITE CHARACTERIZATION AND PERMITTING. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS ADVANCE DEVELOPMENT OF A ...	GrantCooperative Agreement (B)	81.089 Fossil Energy Research and Development	$43M	29 Sep 2023	ND	USAspending
Department of EnergyBAKKEN ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY – CRACKING THE CODE PROGRAM THE OBJECTIVES OF THE BAKKEN ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY – CRACKING THE CODE PROGRAM ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1) ...	GrantCooperative Agreement (B)	81.089 Fossil Energy Research and Development	$36M	6 Aug 2026	ND	USAspending
Department of EnergyCARBON CAPTURE TEST CENTER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT - THE RECIPIENT’S EXISTING ENGINEERING-SCALE CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) CAPTURE AND CONVERSION TEST CENTER WILL BE ...	GrantCooperative Agreement (B)	81.089 Fossil Energy Research and Development	$15M	11 Jun 2026	ND	USAspending
Department of EnergyTHE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INVESTIGATE THE CONCEPT THAT CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) INJECTED INTO AN UNCONVENTIONAL OIL RESERVOIR IN THE BAKKEN FORMATION ...	GrantCooperative Agreement (B)	81.089 Fossil Energy Research and Development	$12M	24 Sep 2024	ND	USAspending
Department of EnergyROUGHRIDER CARBON STORAGE HUB THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A COMMERCIAL-SCALE CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) GEOLOGIC STACKED STORAGE ...	GrantCooperative Agreement (B)	81.089 Fossil Energy Research and Development	$8.9M	27 Sep 2023	ND	USAspending
Department of EnergyBIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) - RECOVERY AND REFINING OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS FROM LIGNITE MINE WASTES THE PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A CLASS 3 COST ESTIMATE ...	GrantCooperative Agreement (B)	81.089 Fossil Energy Research and Development	$8.0M	8 Aug 2023	ND	USAspending
Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of HealthTRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE ENGAGING NORTH DAKOTA (TRANSCEND) - TRANSCEND-OVERALL OVERALL SUMMARY OUR OBJECTIVE IS A CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT ...	GrantProject Grant (B)	93.859 Biomedical Research and Research Training	$6.5M	19 Jun 2024	ND	USAspending
Department of EnergyWILLISTON BASIN REGIONAL INITIATIVE FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIPS (RITAP) THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER WILL ...	GrantCooperative Agreement (B)	81.089 Fossil Energy Research and Development	$5.0M	28 Jul 2026	ND	USAspending
Department of EnergyTHE OFFICE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY (EERE) IS ISSUING FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (FOA) DE-FOA-0002922 ON BEHALF OF THE HYDROGEN AND FUEL ...	GrantCooperative Agreement (B)	81.087 Renewable Energy Research and Development	$4.2M	25 Sep 2024	ND	USAspending
Department of EducationMEETING NORTH DAKOTA INDIGENOUS, LGBTQIA+, RURAL AND UNDERSERVED SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS.	GrantProject Grant (B)	84.184 School Safely National Activities	$4.1M	30 Mar 2023	ND	USAspending
National Science FoundationRII TRACK-2 FEC: SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING INFRASTRUCTURES AND SOLUTIONS FOR TRIBAL ENERGY SOVEREIGNTY -TRIBAL COMMUNITIES OFTEN CONSIST OF RURAL, SPREAD-OUT ...	GrantCooperative Agreement (B)	47.083 Integrative Activities	$4.0M	4 Aug 2023	ND	USAspending
Department of DefenseDepartment of the ArmyR&D UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA SUBMITTED (BAA) PROPOSAL NO. 23-0006 TITLED, INTEGRATION OF PREDICTIVE MODELING COMPUTATION WITH SUPERCOMPUTING CAPABILITIES ...	ContractDefinitive Contract	541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)	$3.5M	11 Sep 2024	AK	USAspending

Industries, programs and places of performance

Contract industries (NAICS)Award value of the awards of $1 million or more, largest first.
Industry	Awards	Award value
541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)	1	$3.5M

Assistance programsAward value of the awards of $1 million or more, largest first.
Assistance listing	Awards	Award value
81.089 Fossil Energy Research and Development	13	$137M
93.859 Biomedical Research and Research Training	4	$12M
93.243 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance	2	$5.3M
81.086 Conservation Research and Development	2	$4.4M
81.087 Renewable Energy Research and Development	1	$4.2M
84.184 School Safely National Activities	1	$4.1M

States of the place of performanceAward value of the awards of $1 million or more, largest first. The place of performance is where the work is done.
State	Awards	Award value
North Dakota	41	$201M
Alaska	1	$3.5M

The counties with the largest award value, largest first.

Grand Forks County, ND$193M
Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK$3.5M

Other recipients of about the same size

Recipients in NAICS 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology), in all states. In order of name. These recipients have obligations nearest to those of University of North Dakota in the listed fiscal years.

Assurance Technology CorpCarlisle, MA
Howard UniversityWashington, DC
RTX BBN Technologies, Inc.Cambridge, MA
Sierra Space CorpLouisville, CO
Texas a&M Engineering Experiment StationCollege Station, TX
University of ArkansasFayetteville, AR
University of Kansas Center for Research IncLawrence, KS
University of Maine SystemOrono, ME
University of OklahomaOklahoma City, OK
University of Rhode IslandKingston, RI
Utah State UniversityLogan, UT
West Virginia University Research CorporationMorgantown, WV

All recipients in North Dakota, in order of name.

Official records

USAspending profile of this recipientUSAspending.gov. The official record of the awards to this recipient (UEI RSWNKK6J8CF3).
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Cite this page

Fed Spend Map. "University of North Dakota: federal contracts and grants". Data: USAspending.gov, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, loaded 30 Sep 2026.

https://fedspendmap.com/recipient/rswnkk6j8cf3-university-of-north-dakota/

The address of this page is permanent.

Where the figures come from

USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service). Fiscal year obligations: the list of recipients by state, with a listing floor of $1 million for each year. Awards: the award search, new awards of $1 million or more by base obligation date. Parent and business types: the recipient profile.

USAspending loaded the data on 30 Sep 2026. A closed fiscal year is a copy made after the year end. The site shows organisations only. The site corrects an error in its own work at the next build. See how to report an error and how the atlas is made.

Questions

Which fiscal years are in the total?

The total has 4 fiscal years.

FY2023: $131M
FY2024: $90M
FY2025: $63M
FY2026: $100M
FY2027 to date: under $1 million

The site lists a fiscal year of a recipient when the obligations of the year are $1 million or more.

Which industries and programs do the awards name?

The contract awards of $1 million or more name 1 NAICS industry.

The largest award value is in NAICS 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology): $3.5M.

The assistance awards name 6 assistance listings.

The largest award value is in listing 81.089, Fossil Energy Research and Development: $137M.

Where is the place of performance?

The awards of $1 million or more name 2 states as the place of performance.

The largest award value is in North Dakota: $201M.

The place of performance is where the work is done. It is not always the address of the recipient.

How many awards are in the lists on this page?

The lists hold 42 awards of $1 million or more that started in FY2023 or later.

Their award value is $205M.

An award under that amount is in the obligations of the fiscal years but not in the lists.