HHS ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $4.7M IN GRANTS TO NORTH DAKOTA RECIPIENTS

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer issued the following press release:

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced eight grant awards totaling $4,778,002 (https://ciosenus.box.com/s/7ibc2ow33ypcp0j5j0f39s2jnf6kn0f1) for projects related to maternal and child health, mental health services, nursing education, and biomedical research in North Dakota. The funding will be distributed as follows:

* $1,012,517 to the University of North Dakota for biomedical research regarding disease epigenomics.

* $763,614 to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians under the Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program.

* $738,154 to Sanford Bismarck to support work under the Substance Abuse and Mental He...