Please Email all Grant Program Correspondence to: ndicgrants@nd.gov
North Dakota's Oil and Gas Research Program (OGRP) is a state/industry program designed to demonstrate to the general public the importance of the state oil and gas exploration and production industry, to encourage and promote the wise and efficient use of energy, to promote environmentally sound exploration and production methods and technologies, to develop the state's oil and gas resources, and to support research and educational activities concerning the oil and natural gas exploration and production industry. The Oil and Gas Research Council (OGRC), among other powers, has the authority to make grants or loans and enter into contracts for the purpose of promoting the growth of the oil and gas industry through research and education.
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Industrial Commission awards nearly $6.3 million in funding for Oil and Gas Research, including $2.57 million for Clean Natural Gas Capture and Emissions Reduction Project
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Categories: Industrial Commission, Oil & Gas Research Program, Press ReleaseBISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Industrial Commission, consisting of Gov. Kelly Armstrong, Attorney General Drew Wrigley and Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring, approved nearly $6.3 million in matching grants during its 61st grant round of the Oil and Gas Research Program.
Industrial Commission awards $11.3 million in funding for Electric Grid Resilience and Oil and Gas Research, announces $3 million in new Clean Natural Gas Capture and Emissions Reduction funding
Monday, December 18, 2023 at 12:00 pm
Categories: Industrial Commission, Oil & Gas Research Program, Press ReleaseThe North Dakota Industrial Commission, consisting of Gov. Doug Burgum, Attorney General Drew Wrigley and Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring, approved a total of $11.3 million in matching grants during its first grant round for grid resilience funding under the section 40101(d) of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) as well as its 59th grant round of the Oil and Gas Research Program.
Industrial Commission Announces Special Grant Round for Carbon Capture and Utilization Education and Marketing
Friday, December 15, 2023 at 12:00 pm
Categories: Industrial Commission, Lignite Research Program, Oil & Gas Research Program, Press Release, Renewable Energy ProgramDuring the 2023 legislative session, $300,000 was appropriated to the Industrial Commission to contract for carbon capture and utilization education and marketing. The Industrial Commission is soliciting applications for grant funding to aid in the development of a Carbon Capture and Utilization Education and Marketing Strategic Plan.
Industrial Commission awards $15 million in grants and $222.5 million in loans in latest Oil and Gas Research and Clean Sustainable Energy Program grant rounds
Friday, July 28, 2023
Categories: Clean Sustainable Energy Authority, Industrial Commission, Oil & Gas Research Program, Press ReleaseThe North Dakota Industrial Commission, consisting of Gov. Doug Burgum, Attorney General Drew Wrigley and Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring, approved $15 million in matching grants and $222.5 million in loans during the latest grant rounds for the Oil and Gas Research and Clean Sustainable Energy programs. Both programs are funded by oil and gas production tax and state mineral royalty revenues. The Oil and Gas Research Program was established in 2007 to provide grants for projects that enhance the production of oil and natural gas in North Dakota. The Clean Sustainable Energy Program was established in 2021 to advance the commercialization of low-emissions technologies for North Dakota’s energy industry.
North Dakota Industrial Commission approves fourth Class VI carbon capture and storage project
Thursday, May 25, 2023
Categories: Department of Mineral Resources, Industrial Commission, Oil & Gas Research ProgramNorth Dakota’s regulatory framework for geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide continues to lead the nation as the North Dakota Industrial Commission today approved its fourth carbon capture and storage facility. North Dakota was the first state to receive primacy of Class VI wells from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2018.