Date Does not accept null value

I am creating a gridview that allows the user to enter the date (example Date of Completion) of a specific artifact (There are multiple). If I try to enter a null or empty value it crashes. I have looked high and low for an answer to this. The data they enter is updated to a sql server database. I have switched the data back and forth between between date and nvarchar. Also, the value has to bind so it updates the database in the ASP.net.