Renewable Energy Program
Renewable Energy Program supports those developing North Dakota’s renewable resources, funding research, demonstration, and commercialization to advance energy technologies and co-product uses.
Funder: North Dakota Industrial Commission
Due Dates: April 1, 2027 (Grant Round 59) | August 1, 2026 (Past application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $3 million per biennium authorized in 2013 for the Renewable Energy Fund; recent matching-grant rounds totaled $611,862–$1 million
Summary: Supports research, development, demonstration, and commercialization of North Dakota’s renewable energy resources, related industrial technologies, and co-product uses.
Key Information: A $100 application fee is collected immediately upon online submission.
Description
North Dakota’s Renewable Energy Program provides financial assistance to foster renewable energy development and related industrial-use technologies. Established by the Legislature in 2007, the program is administered by the North Dakota Industrial Commission in consultation with the Renewable Energy Council. It supports research, development, demonstration, and commercialization involving wind, biofuels, advanced biofuels, biomass, biomaterials, solar, hydroelectric, geothermal, and renewable hydrogen.
The program also promotes research and utilization of renewable energy co-products for livestock feed, human food products, and industrial applications. Its purpose extends beyond energy production to developing uses for associated co-products and advancing the utilization of North Dakota’s renewable energy resources.
