1. Whenever any new construction, renovation, or repair, valued at more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars is underway on the campus of an institution of higher education under the control of the state board of higher education, the board shall
provide semiannual project variance reports to the director of the office of management and budget. Each report must include: a. The name or a description of the project; b. The expenditure authorized by the legislative assembly; c. The amount of the original contract; d. The amount of any change orders; e. The amount of any potential or anticipated change orders; f. The sum of subdivisions c through e and the amount by which that sum varies from the expenditure authorized by the legislative assembly; g. The total expended for the project to date; and h. The scheduled date of completion as noted in the original contract and the latest available scheduled date of completion. 2. The state board of higher education also shall provide to the director of the office of management and budget, at the same time as the project variance report required by subsection 1: a. A brief description of each change order included in subdivision d of subsection 1; and b. A list of each public and nonpublic entity that has a contractually reflected financial obligation with respect to the project. 3. The office of management and budget shall review the information received under this section and provide reports to the budget section of the legislative management upon request.
15-10-48. Advancement of academics - Matching grants - University of North Dakota and North Dakota state university. 1. a. Subject to legislative appropriations, each biennium during the period beginning July first of each odd-numbered year and ending December thirty-first of each even-numbered year, the state board of higher education shall award one dollar in matching grants for every two dollars raised by the institutional foundations of the university of North Dakota and North Dakota state university for projects dedicated exclusively to the advancement of academics. b. To be eligible for a matching grant, an institution must demonstrate that: (1) Its foundation has raised at least fifty thousand dollars in cash or monetary pledges for a qualifying project; and (2) The project has been approved by the grant review committee established in section 15-10-51. (3) The institution is not sponsoring, partnering with, applying for grants with, or providing a grant subaward to any person or organization that performs, or promotes the performance of, an abortion unless the abortion is necessary to prevent the death of the woman, and not participating in or sponsoring any program producing, distributing, publishing, disseminating, endorsing, or approving materials of any type or from any organization, that between normal childbirth and abortion, do not give preference, encouragement, and support to normal childbirth. This paragraph does not apply to agreements entered into with medical hospitals and clinics by the university of North Dakota school of medicine and health sciences or by any nursing education program at an institution under the control of the state board of higher education. c. The board may award up to three million two hundred forty-five thousand dollars in matching grants each to the university of North Dakota and North Dakota state university; and up to two million six hundred forty-five thousand dollars in matching grants to the university of North Dakota school of medicine and health sciences. Of the amount available to the university of North Dakota, two hundred fifty thousand dollars must be awarded for projects dedicated to projects at the school of law.
2. a. If any available dollars have not been awarded by the board before January first of each odd-numbered year, in accordance with subsection 1, either the university of North Dakota or North Dakota state university may apply for an additional matching grant. b. An application submitted under this subsection must meet the same criteria as an original application. c. The board shall consider each application submitted under this subsection in chronological order. d. If the remaining dollars are insufficient to provide a matching grant in the amount of one dollar for every two dollars raised by the institutional foundation, the board shall award a lesser amount. 3. The state board of higher education shall retain up to one-quarter of one percent of any grant awarded under this section to assist with administrative expenses incurred in the grant review process.
15-10-48.1. Clinical legal education, including indigent legal services, and faculty recruitment and retention - Matching grants - University of North Dakota school of law. Repealed by S.L. 2023, ch. 3, § 37.
15-10-48.2. Agricultural research and extension - Matching grants - North Dakota state university agricultural experiment station. 1. a. Subject to legislative appropriations, each biennium the state board of higher education shall award one dollar in matching grants for every two dollars raised by the institutional foundation of North Dakota state university for projects dedicated exclusively to agricultural research and extension at the agricultural experiment station. Notwithstanding section 15-10-53, awards under this section may be used for endowments, academic scholarships, operations, facility repair projects, and new capital construction projects. b. To be eligible for a matching grant, the institution shall demonstrate: (1) Its foundation has raised at least twenty-five thousand dollars in cash or monetary pledges for a qualifying project; and (2) The project has been approved by the grant review committee established in section 15-10-51. c. The board may award up to two million six hundred forty-five thousand dollars in matching grants under this section. d. If the remaining dollars are insufficient to provide a matching grant in the amount of one dollar for every two dollars raised by the institutional foundation, the board shall award a lesser amount. 2. The state board of higher education shall retain up to one-quarter of one percent of any grant awarded under this section to assist with the administrative expenses incurred in the grant review process.
15-10-49. Advancement of academics - Matching grants - Two-year and four-year institutions of higher education. 1. a. Subject to legislative appropriations, each biennium during the period beginning July first of each odd-numbered year and ending December thirty-first of each even-numbered year, the state board of higher education shall award one dollar in matching grants for every two dollars raised by the institutional foundations of Bismarck state college, Dakota college at Bottineau, Dickinson state university, Lake Region state college, Mayville state university, Minot state university, North Dakota state college of science, Valley City state university, and Williston state college for projects dedicated exclusively to the advancement of academics. b. To be eligible for a matching grant, an institution must demonstrate that: (1) Its foundation has raised at least twenty-five thousand dollars in cash or monetary pledges for a qualifying project; and
(2) The project has been approved by the grant review committee established in section 15-10-51. (3) The institution is not sponsoring, partnering with, applying for grants with, or providing a grant subaward to any person or organization that performs, or promotes the performance of, an abortion unless the abortion is necessary to prevent the death of the woman, and not participating in or sponsoring any program producing, distributing, publishing, disseminating, endorsing, or approving materials of any type or from any organization, that between normal childbirth and abortion, do not give preference, encouragement, and support to normal childbirth. This paragraph does not apply to agreements entered into with medical hospitals and clinics by the university of North Dakota school of medicine and health sciences or by any nursing education program at an institution under the control of the state board of higher education. c. The board may award up to: (1) Two million forty-five thousand dollars each to Bismarck state college, Dickinson state university, Minot state university, and the North Dakota state college of science; (2) One million three hundred twenty thousand dollars each to Mayville state university and Valley City state university; and (3) Seven hundred twenty thousand dollars each to Dakota college at Bottineau, Lake Region state college, and Williston state college. 2. a. If any available dollars have not been awarded by the board before January first of each odd-numbered year, in accordance with subsection 1, any institution listed in subsection 1 may apply for an additional matching grant. b. An application submitted under this subsection must meet the same criteria as an original application. c. The board shall prioritize available dollars allocated in paragraph 1 of subdivision c of subsection 1 to applicants in paragraph 1 of subdivision c of subsection 1. The board shall prioritize available dollars allocated in paragraph 2 of subdivision c of subsection 1 to applicants in paragraph 2 of subdivision c of subsection 1. The board shall prioritize available dollars allocated in paragraph 3 of subdivision c of subsection 1 to applicants in paragraph 3 of subdivision c of subsection 1. d. After considering applications pursuant to subdivision c, the board shall consider each application submitted under this subsection in chronological order. e. If the remaining dollars are insufficient to provide a matching grant in the amount of one dollar for every two dollars raised by the institutional foundation, the board shall award a lesser amount. 3. The state board of higher education shall retain up to one-quarter of one percent of any grant awarded under this section to assist with administrative expenses incurred in the grant review process.