This bill appropriates funds for the North Dakota Department of Commerce for the biennium from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027. The total appropriation amounts to $86,890,454, which includes allocations for salaries and wages, operating expenses, grants, discretionary funds, partner programs, and entrepreneurship grants and vouchers. Notably, the bill introduces a new line item for entrepreneurship grants and vouchers amounting to $948,467 and specifies that $53,344,371 of the total funds will come from other sources. The general fund allocation totals $33,546,083, and the department will maintain 62.80 full-time equivalent positions.

Additionally, the bill mandates a transfer of $1,006,896 from the operating expenses to the internship fund to support the operation intern program. It also establishes a matching funds requirement for a rural health care grant program, which includes $444,000 from the general fund aimed at enhancing health services in rural areas. The funds for this program can only be utilized if the organization involved secures matching funds from nonstate sources on a dollar-for-dollar basis.