North Dakota HHS QRIS Quality Improvement Grant — 2025-2027

North Dakota HHS QRIS Quality Improvement Grants provide $1,000 to $12,000 annually to licensed child care programs based on licensed capacity and Step 2, 3, or 4 quality rating.

FundingAnnual awards by licensed capacity and quality rating: capacity 1-30: $1,000 / $2,000 / $3,000 for Steps 2 / 3 / 4; capacity 31-60: $2,000 / $4,000 / $6,000; capacity 61-90: $3,000 / $6,000 / $9,000; capacity 91+: $4,000 / $8,000 / $12,000.

DeadlineAnnual opportunity. The controlling HHS page does not publish a fixed closing date, clock time, or time zone for the current cycle.

Last verifiedSeptember 18, 2026

Required next actionVerify current North Dakota HHS child care licensing, Bright & Early ND quality-rating status, licensed capacity, current annual availability, and live ND Early Childhood Hub application requirements before applying.

Broad Eligibility

North Dakota licensed child care programs making quality-improvement investments and meeting the applicable Step 2, Step 3, or Step 4 quality-rating criteria; award tier depends on licensed capacity and step rating.

Atlas Analysis

Atlas Opportunity Score 74/100. N9+ Fit Score 0/100. Strong early-childhood education quality relevance, but the current HHS description does not establish a clinical-care, telehealth, diagnostics, or remote-exam technology pathway. Dr. Miltie direct-applicant fit is 0/100.

North Dakota Health and Human Services offers annual QRIS Quality Improvement Grants to licensed child care programs investing in program quality. Awards are tied to license capacity and the program’s Bright & Early ND Step 2, Step 3, or Step 4 quality rating. Current published awards range from $1,000 to $12,000 depending on capacity and quality step. The controlling HHS page does not publish a fixed closing timestamp for the current annual opportunity.

Source verificationOfficial government source · www.hhs.nd.govAtlas last verified this record September 18, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗