Outdoor Heritage Fund Grant

The Outdoor Heritage Fund, overseen by the North Dakota Industrial Commission, provides grants to enhance conservation practices statewide. Priority is given to initiatives that foster stewardship of natural resources, ensuring sustainable farming and recreation. The fund aims to preserve North Dakota's natural heritage while promoting environmental responsibility among state and tribal organizations.

The North Dakota Industrial Commission has oversight of the Outdoor Heritage Fund. North Dakota's Outdoor Heritage Fund was established in 2013 as a program to provide grants to state agencies, tribal governments, political subdivisions, and nonprofit organizations from oil and gas production tax revenue. The Outdoor Heritage Fund Advisory Board, consisting of 12 voting and 4 ex-officio members, shall make recommendations to the Commission on the funding of grants.
Priority is given to projects that enhance conservation practices in the state by:
Directive A - Providing access to private and public lands for sportsmen, including projects that create fish and wildlife habitat and provide access for sportsmen.Directive B - Improving, maintaining and restoring water quality, soil conditions, plant diversity, animal systems, and by supporting other practices of stewardship to enhance farming and ranching.Directive C - Developing, enhancing, conserving, and restoring wildlife and fish habitat on private and public lands; andDirective D - Conserving natural areas and creating other areas for recreation through the establishment and development of parks and other recreation areas