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A PTSD Service Dog, Trained in North Dakota and Paid for by the State

North Dakota helps fund a PTSD service dog for a resident veteran through the Veterans Affairs department's partnership with Service Dogs for America, using money appropriated by the 63rd Legislative Assembly and private donations. Three conditions: a PTSD DIAGNOSIS, being ENGAGED IN COUNSELLING OR THERAPY, and A DOCTOR'S RECOMMENDATION for a service dog. NO RATING THRESHOLD IS STATED, so a diagnosis rather than a percentage is what matters. The grant amount is not published — ask. Applications go through a county veterans service officer or through SDA directly.

Verified August 27, 2026

What this benefit is

North Dakota helps fund a PTSD service dog for a resident veteran through the Veterans Affairs department's partnership with Service Dogs for America, using money appropriated by the 63rd Legislative Assembly and private donations. Three conditions: a PTSD DIAGNOSIS, being ENGAGED IN COUNSELLING OR THERAPY, and A DOCTOR'S RECOMMENDATION for a service dog. NO RATING THRESHOLD IS STATED, so a diagnosis rather than a percentage is what matters. The grant amount is not published — ask. Applications go through a county veterans service officer or through SDA directly.

What it's worth: Grant support toward a trained PTSD service dog

  • Requires a PTSD DIAGNOSIS.
  • Requires being ENGAGED IN COUNSELLING OR THERAPY.
  • Requires a DOCTOR'S RECOMMENDATION for a PTSD service dog.
  • NO RATING THRESHOLD IS STATED. A diagnosis, not a percentage.
  • North Dakota residency is required.
  • Delivered through NDDVA's partnership with SERVICE DOGS FOR AMERICA, funded by the 63rd Legislative Assembly and private donors.
  • THE GRANT AMOUNT IS NOT ESTABLISHED from the sources reviewed.
  • Applications through a COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE OFFICER or SDA directly.

Who is entitled to it

  • You served in the U.S. armed forces.
  • You have a PTSD diagnosis.
  • North Dakota residents.

Not sure whether that describes you?

Answer a few questions about this benefit specifically — we only ask what this one actually depends on, and we stop as soon as we know.

How to claim it

  1. 1Talk to your county veterans service officer, or contact Service Dogs for America directly.
  2. 2Get the doctor's recommendation in writing — it is one of the three conditions.
  3. 3Be ready to show you are engaged in counselling or therapy; that is a condition too, not a suggestion.
  4. 4Ask what the current grant covers. The amount is not published and depends on appropriations and donations.
  5. 5Ask about the waiting time. Trained service dogs are not available on demand.
Form
Application via a county veterans service officer or Service Dogs for America
File with
Your county veterans service officer, or Service Dogs for America
No renewal
Once granted it does not need renewing.
Worth knowingThe counselling condition is worth reading as it is meant: the dog is intended to sit alongside treatment, not to replace it.

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