Autonomous Agriculture Grant Program
Funds autonomous agriculture innovation in North Dakota through projects that combine demonstration and commercialization support.
The Autonomous Agriculture Grant Program backs North Dakota projects that use autonomous systems and related technologies to improve agricultural productivity, expand commercialization, and strengthen ag-tech leadership. It sits under the North Dakota Department of Commerce and has already funded FY2025 work from Greenfield Robotics and Grand Farm. The programme can award up to $7,500,000 in single or multiple awards. Eligibility reaches for-profit companies, nonprofits, universities, and research organisations operating in North Dakota, and the named FY2025 awards were $500,000 for autonomous farming systems and $7 million for Grand Farm's Casselton Innovation Campus expansion into an Autonomous Agriculture Proving Ground. The sector framing spans agriculture and autonomous systems, so the public fit is broader than a single crop or machinery category. This route suits projects that combine field demonstration, commercialization, and infrastructure at a scale large enough to move ag robotics beyond a pilot stage. The department has not named a new application timeline, so the next round remains uncertain until Commerce publishes a fresh solicitation.
No upcoming rounds verified. Cadence: One-off.