N.D. Cent. Code § 54-60-15

A North Dakota women's business development office is established within the department to develop and administer the North Dakota women's business program, to establish and fund the women's business leadership council, certify women-owned businesses for federal or state contracting, and to recruit, train, and assist women entrepreneurs to develop and diversify their businesses. The office must have an administrator and staff sufficient to implement the office's programs. The commissioner may contract with a third party for the provision of services for the office. If the commissioner contracts with a third party under this section, all data and databases collected and created by the third party in performing services for the office are the property of the department and the third party.