North Dakota Non-Traditional Hour Care Grant — 2025-2027

FundingUp to $500,000; North Dakota HHS plans to fund one or two programs.

DeadlineOpen while funding remains; grant period June 1, 2026 through May 28, 2027; application may close early if all funding is awarded.

Last verifiedSeptember 20, 2026

Required next actionPrioritize eligible North Dakota communities outside the Fargo area and Oakes with documented demand from non-traditional-shift workers; secure employer or community partners and three letters of support; confirm three-month launch readiness and sustainability; complete SFN 1920; and submit by email while funding remains.

Broad Eligibility

HHS-licensed North Dakota child care programs expanding care during evenings, nights, weekends, overnight periods, or other qualifying non-traditional hours. Applicants must show working-parent demand, partner with employers or community groups, provide letters of support, be ready to start within three months, and have a sustainability plan. Fargo-area and Oakes communities are currently ineligible because they previously received the grant.

Atlas Analysis

Atlas Opportunity Score: 91/100. N9+ Direct Vendor Fit: 0/100. The grant is unusually large for early-childhood capacity, allows operating costs, equipment and facility improvements, and directly addresses non-traditional schedules common in health care and other shift-work industries. Its funded purpose remains child care access and capacity rather than clinical care technology, so no defensible N9+ or QC Healthcare commercial pathway is established.

North Dakota HHS is offering up to $500,000 to expand licensed child care during evenings, nights, weekends, overnight periods, and other non-traditional hours. HHS plans to fund one or two programs. Applicants must document parent demand, secure employer or community partners, be ready to launch within three months, and provide a sustainability plan.

Source verificationOfficial government source · www.hhs.nd.govAtlas last verified this record September 20, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗