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Appropriations committee moves $3 million APUC grant to one‑time funding, cites Bank of North Dakota partnership
Summary
Lawmakers shifted a requested $3 million agriculture project/innovation grant to one‑time funding and discussed the program’s partnership with the Bank of North Dakota and its usual base funding levels.
Committee members and Department of Agriculture staff debated whether the Agriculture Value‑Added/Project grant program should be funded ongoing or as one‑time money. Tom Bodine described the program’s relationship with the Bank of North Dakota and the grant structure.
Bodine said the program’s base is roughly “2.1” million and that the program traditionally comes back to the legislature for funding each biennium. He told the committee that the Bank of North Dakota has provided grant support in prior cycles at amounts of “2.7…
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