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Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded a total of $625,000 to the City of West Fargo and the Fargo Police Department. The funds are made available through the DOJ’s Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program, which supports the hiring of new officers, provides funds to rehire officers who were laid off due to budget cuts or rehire officers who were scheduled to be laid off because of budget reductions.

Senator John Hoeven, a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded $800,000 to the Spirit Lake Housing Corporation. The funds are made available through HUD’s Community Development Block Grant MOLD Grant program and will help remediate and prevent mold in housing at Spirit Lake.

U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp today announced $800,000 in federal funding to support housing improvements and mold remediation efforts for the Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe. The announcement follows a conversation Heitkamp had with U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julián Castro earlier this week where she pressed him about

U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp today announced more than $900,000 in federal funding for the North Dakota Coalition of Homeless People to support outreach, case management and flexible assistance to prevent and combat veteran homelessness across the state.

Senator John Hoeven, a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee and the Committee on Agriculture, today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has selected North Dakota as one of 21 states to receive grants through the agency’s Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership (BIP) program. Hoeven, then-governor, first launched the state’s blender pump program in 2009, resulting in 200 pumps being installed.

Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that the Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Administration for Children and Families / ACYF – Family and Youth Services Bureau has awarded $100,412 to Youthworks, a private agency providing a variety of services to youth and families in North Dakota

Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee and the Committee on Agriculture, announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved a conditional commitment for a guaranteed loan of $647,000 for S&S Grain in Walhalla and a loan of $64,000 for the City of Finley – a total of $711,000.

Senator John Hoeven, a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $250,000 to the University of North Dakota (UND) to fund research to improve energy generation by batteries and solar panels through studying how algae and similar plants absorb and use energy, as well as use oils from these plants for fuel.

U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp today announced $250,000 in federal funding for research at the University of North Dakota (UND) to study biomass as a biofuel and solar energy absorption by nanoparticles.

Sullivan Construction and Roers Development Inc. showcased Dickinson’s newest affordable housing projects today. The developments provide disabled individuals with apartments designed specifically to meet their needs and will offer the first essential service worker housing in the community.