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Hoeven Announces $512,000 in DOJ Funding to Reduce Drug & Violent Crime, Support Victim Services
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice has awarded two grants to North Dakota totaling $512,433. The details of the awards are as follows: • North Dakota Office of the Attorney General - $481,103 - The funds, made available through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, will support local efforts to reduce drug abuse, drug trafficking and violent crime in the state. Th… Continue Reading
09.06.16
Hoeven: USDA Makes Additional Funding Available to Support Up to $185 Million in Farm Operating Loans, Loan Guarantees
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and Agriculture Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) will make additional funding available to leverage up to $185 million in additional lending for direct and guaranteed farm operation loans. Hoeven wrote to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack in July, urging the agency to replenish the loan programs to ensure that the nation's agriculture producers… Continue Reading
09.01.16
Hoeven: DOJ Awards Nearly $240K to Support Services for Victims of Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence Across North Dakota
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice has awarded $239,532 to CAWS North Dakota. The funding is made available through the DOJ's State and Territorial Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Coalitions Program and supports the coordination of victim services as well as the collaboration of federal, state and local organizations to respond to sexual assault and domestic violence. The funds will enable CA… Continue Reading
08.31.16
Hoeven: FEMA Awards more than $2.1 million to n.d. firefighter’s association
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee on Homeland Security, today announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded $2,113,876 to the North Dakota Firefighter's Association. The funding is made available through the Fiscal Year 2015 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program, and will go towards developing a comprehensive working blueprint for moving … Continue Reading
08.30.16
Hoeven: Dakota Prairie Grasslands Demonstration Project Extended for Ten Years
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has extended the Dakota Prairie Grasslands Demonstration Project for an additional ten years and agreed to a framework for improving the project. Hoeven's office has been working with local grazing associations, North Dakota State Agriculture Department and the USFS's Dakota Prairie Grassland Supervisor Bill O'Donnell to reach an agreement to ensure grazers have flexibility and are treated fairly in using the gr… Continue Reading
08.30.16
Hoeven Announces $911K Grant to Prevent Veteran Homelessness in North Dakota
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Veterans Affairs, today announced that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded $911,497 to the Community Action Partnership (CAP) of North Dakota to help veterans and their families secure or remain in permanent housing. The funds are made available through the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program and will enable CAP to provide services such as outreach, case management and as… Continue Reading
08.30.16
Hoeven: DOJ Awards $300K to Support Rural Crisis Intervention Services in North Dakota
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice has awarded $300,000 to CAWS North Dakota, the statewide sexual and domestic violence coalition. In partnership with three crisis intervention centers, including Safe Alternatives for Abused Families, Domestic Violence & Abuse Center Inc. and Abused Persons Outreach Center, CAWS North Dakota will use the funds to support an 18-month project in Ramsey, Benson,… Continue Reading
08.29.16
Hoeven: DOT Awards More Than $760,000 to Enhance Airports in Walsh County, Watford City
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded two grants totaling $764,627 to the Park River Municipal Airport Authority and the Watford City Airport Authority. The funds are awarded as follows: • Park River Municipal Airport Authority - $464,627 - To fund the construction of a hangar building to help W C Skjerven Field Airport generate… Continue Reading
08.29.16
Hoeven Announces More Than $614K in DOJ Funding for CVIC in Grand Forks, Three Affiliated Tribes
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded two grants totaling $614,862 to the Community Violence Intervention Center in Grand Forks and the Three Affiliated Tribes. The details of the awards are as follows: • Community Violence Intervention Center (CVIC) - $600,000 - The funds, which are made available through the Justice for Families Program, will allow CVIC and its partners… Continue Reading
08.26.16
Hoeven: DOJ Awards $230K to Prevent Online Exploitation of Children in North Dakota
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded $230,632 to the North Dakota Attorney General's (AG) Office. The funds are made available through DOJ's National Internet Crimes against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program and will be used by the AG and its partners as they work with state and local investigators, prosecutors and educators to help prevent the online exploitation of children… Continue Reading
08.26.16
Hoeven Announces $285K NSF Grant to Improve Mathematics Education at NDSU
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $285,402 to North Dakota State University (NDSU). The grant, made available through NSF's Division of Undergraduate Education, will support NDSU's Promoting Reasoning in Undergraduate Mathematics (PRIUM) project, which will use research and student assessment to enhance mathematics instruction and student learning at the university. "Toda… Continue Reading
08.25.16
Hoeven Working to Advance North Dakota's Tourism Industry
MEDORA, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today met with North Dakota tourism industry leaders to discuss the future of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park (TRNP). Since his time as governor, Hoeven has worked to enhance the state's tourism industry, preserve its national parks and invest in North Dakota communities. "One of North Dakota's most remarkable assets is Theodore Roosevelt National Park, a beautiful and rugged landscape that made a deep and lasting impression on our 26th President," Hoeven… Continue Reading
08.25.16
Hoeven, Federal, State Officials Release Commemorative Theodore Roosevelt National Park Quarter
MEDORA, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven, along with federal and state officials, today marked the 100th anniversary of the national parks system with the release of a commemorative Theodore Roosevelt National Park quarter. Roosevelt founded the U.S. Forest Service in 1906, a decade before the National Park Service was established on August 25, 1916 by President Woodrow Wilson. "Theodore Roosevelt National Park, like all of our national parks, preserves not only our beautiful natural landscape, but a… Continue Reading
08.24.16
Hoeven: Four North Dakota Teachers Selected for Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today announced that four North Dakota teachers have been selected by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to receive the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. The program recognizes outstanding K-12 teachers for their contributions to the teaching and learning of mathematics and science. The awardees each receive a citation signed by the president, a $10,000 award from NSF and an opportunity to travel to Washington D.C. for an a… Continue Reading
08.23.16
Hoeven Announces $1.4 Million in Federal Funding to Support Head Start Programs in Mandan
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Administration for Children and Families/Office of Head Start has awarded $1,474,524 to Housing, Industry, Training, Inc. (HIT), which operates West River Head Start in Mandan, and today's grant will support those services. "By investing in programs to promote school readiness for children, we're helping to set our next generation of l… Continue Reading
08.23.16
Hoeven Hosts New Army Corps Chief in Fargo, Urges Continued Funding for Flood Protection
FARGO, N.D. - While hosting Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, the new chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in Fargo today, Senator John Hoeven urged the chief to continue supporting funding for permanent flood protection in the Red River Valley. Hoeven drove home the importance of comprehensive protection in providing certainty and securing the long-term well-being for the region's residents and businesses. "We have made tremendous strides in advancing flood protection for the Red River Valley," Ho… Continue Reading
08.23.16
Hoeven: DOJ Awards Nearly $6 Million to Support Law Enforcement, Victims' Services in N.D.
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded seven grants totaling $5,933,052 to support law enforcement and victims' services in North Dakota. The funds are awarded as follows: • North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - $5,600,938 - The grant, which provides funding from the Crime Victims Fund, will enhance victim services in the state.• North Dakota D… Continue Reading
08.23.16
Hoeven: Government, Military & Private UAS Operations are Converging in North Dakota, Will Open Unique Opportunities for the State
GRAND FORKS, N.D. - At the Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Summit and Expo in Grand Forks today, Senator John Hoeven drove home the point that advancements in military, government and private UAS operations in North Dakota are converging to open unique opportunities for the industry in the state. Hoeven highlighted how, due to the close proximity of the Grand Forks Air Force Base, Grand Sky Technology Park and the Northern Plains UAS Test Site, developments in each of these areas can be leveraged … Continue Reading
08.22.16
Hoeven Joins Minnkota, Allete, BNI Energy, EERC Representatives in Advancing Project Tundra
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today joined representatives from Minnkota Power Cooperative, Allete Clean Energy, BNI Energy and the University of North Dakota's (UND) Energy and Environmental Research Center (EERC) to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) and formalize their partnership for Project Tundra, a clean coal technology project. Project Tundra aims to develop next-generation, advanced, full-plant scrubbing technologies to retrofit existing plants to capture CO2, which can then b… Continue Reading
08.22.16
Hoeven: DOT Awards Nearly $220,000 to Enhance North Dakota Airports
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration has awarded a total of $219,600 to Glen Ullin Municipal Airport Authority and Oakes Municipal Airport Authority. The funds are awarded as follows: • Glen Ullin Municipal Airport Authority - $180,000 - To conduct an aeronautical survey for area navigation (RNAV) approach. RNAV is a navigational method tha… Continue Reading