Businesses
Government-funded
$1.0M
per applicant
Loan
Below-market financing
Rolling
No fixed cutoff
Rolling
Apply when you're ready
Moderate
Underwriting required
Below-market interest rate loans for North Dakota businesses creating jobs and diversifying the state economy, with participation loans available through local lenders.
Do I qualify?
Answer the questions below for a rules-based self-assessment of your fit for this program. This is informational — final determinations are made by the administering agency.
1.Business must be creating or retaining jobs in North Dakota
2.Eligible: manufacturing, processing, value-added agriculture, tech companies
3.Loan amounts: $25,000–$1M (larger via participation with local bank)
4.Below-market interest rates; terms up to 10 years
5.Must demonstrate that conventional financing is insufficient alone
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