UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
Total received in grants · trailing 12 months
$68M
$1for every U.S. household÷ 131M U.S. households
In perspective
0.0%of all $162.9B in tracked grants
5separate grants, trailing 12 months
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA has received $68M across 5 federal grants of $1M or more on record.
Data as of July 24, 2026. Source: USAspending.gov, prime contract awards $1M+. Federal spending data lags and has known gaps. This is not a real-time or complete record.
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| Agency | Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Energy | BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) COAL CREEK CARBON CAPTURE: SITE CHARACTERIZATION AND PERMITTING. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS ADVANCE DEVELOPMENT OF A LARGE-SCALE COMMERCIAL GEOLOGIC CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) STORAGE HUB THROUGH SITE CHARACTERIZATION AND PERMITTING OF A GEOLOGIC STORAGE COMPLEX IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TO STORE UP TO 200 MILLION METRIC TONS (MT) OF CO2 AND FULFILL THE GOALS OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY’S (DOE’S) CARBONSAFE (CARBON STORAGE ASSURANCE FACILITY ENTERPRISE) INITIATIVE PROGRAM. THE OBJECTIVES OF BUDGET PERIOD (BP) 1 ARE TO FULLY CHARACTERIZE THE PROPOSED STORAGE COMPLEX, PREPARE AND SUBMIT UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL (UIC) CLASS VI PERMIT APPLICATIONS AND U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (NEPA) DOCUMENTATION, AND IMPLEMENT A COMMUNITY BENEFITS PLAN (CBP) TO ENGAGE A DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE SET OF COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND HELP BUILD THE VALUES OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ACCESSIBILITY (DEIA); ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; BROAD-BASED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT; AND WORKER SUPPORT MORE DEEPLY INTO ALL PROJECT ACTIVITIES. THE OBJECTIVE OF BP2 IS TO COMPILE THE NECESSARY INFORMATION TO INFORM THE FINAL INVESTMENT DECISION AND PREPARE THE PROJECT FOR TRANSITION INTO A COMMERCIAL CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE (CCS) PROJECT THROUGH COMPLETION OF A PIPELINE FRONT-END ENGINEERING AND DESIGN (FEED) STUDY AND FINALIZATION OF A STORAGE FIELD DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL PLANS AND ARRANGEMENT. | $42,838,265 |
| Department of Energy | THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INVESTIGATE THE CONCEPT THAT CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) INJECTED INTO AN UNCONVENTIONAL OIL RESERVOIR IN THE BAKKEN FORMATION WILL RESULT IN INCREMENTAL OIL RECOVERY WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY STORING CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2), RESULTING IN LOWER-CARBON-INTENSITY OIL PRODUCTION. THIS OBJECTIVE WILL BE MET BY CONDUCTING LABORATORY STUDIES AND FIELD-BASED ACTIVITIES INCLUDING A PILOT TEST IN A FIELD LABORATORY AIMED AT INJECTING CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) FOR A MINIMUM OF 18 MONTHS INTO A BAKKEN RESERVOIR FOR ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY (EOR) AND ACCOUNTING FOR ASSOCIATED GEOLOGIC STORAGE OF CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2). | $11,600,000 |
| Department of Energy | ROUGHRIDER CARBON STORAGE HUB THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A COMMERCIAL-SCALE CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) GEOLOGIC STACKED STORAGE COMPLEX ABLE TO STORE 50+ MILLION METRIC TONS OF CO2 OVER A 30-YEAR TIMEFRAME IN NORTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. A STRATIGRAPHIC TEST WELL WILL BE DRILLED TO DETERMINE ROCK PROPERTIES, WHICH WILL BE USED FOR MODELING AND SIMULATION OF AN INJECTED CO2 PLUME OVER TIME. THESE MODELS AND SIMULATIONS WILL SERVE AS THE BASIS OF THE CLASS VI UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL (UIC) PERMIT APPLICATION WHICH WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA WHICH HAS CLASS VI PRIMACY FROM THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (US EPA). | $8,865,216 |
| Department of Energy | SMART HOLISTIC ZERO WASTE UTILIZATION PARADIGM (SH0WUP) FOR REUSING THERMOSETS AND EFFECTIVELY RECOVERING FIBERS VIA MECHANICAL, THERMAL, BIOLOGICAL, AND CHEMICAL PATHWAYS | $2,900,000 |
| Department of Justice | THE TRIBAL JUDICIAL INSTITUTE (TJI), ALONG WITH ITS PRIMARY PARTNERS, WILL PROVIDE CONSISTENT, CULTURALLY RELEVANT, COMPREHENSIVE, AND USER-FRIENDLY TTA TO TRIBES FUNDED BY BJA AND OVW AS THEY DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO RESPOND TO VIOLENT CRIME AND PRECIPITOUS INCREASES IN CRIME AT THE TRIBAL LEVEL. KEY ACTIVITIES INCLUDE A TTA NEEDS ASSESSMENT, ON-SITE TTA, DISTANCE LEARNING ON ISSUES RELEVANT TO PROSECUTION, TRIBAL, STATE AND FEDERAL COLLABORATION, TRIBAL COURT AND CODE DEVELOPMENT TO ADDRESS VIOLENT CRIME, JUDICIAL TRAINING, AND NATIONAL CONFERENCE DELIVERY. | $1,300,000 |