WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer issued the following press release:

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded $698,970to the North Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs (NDDVA) for Fiscal Year 2027 to expand veterans' access to mental health and suicide prevention services. The grant marks North Dakota's first award through the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (SSG Fox SPGP). The grant will strengthen access to mental health care for veterans across North Dakota, including those who may face barriers to receiving services because of where they live.

U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, has ...