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Hoeven Announces CARES Act Funding To ND Higher Education Institutions To Help Students Impacted By COVID-19

Statement

Date: April 10, 2020
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: National Security Higher Education Health and Health Care

Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Education will award a total of $11,438,044 to institutions of higher education in North Dakota to help students and colleges and universities impacted by coronavirus. The funding is made available under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act and will be awarded to universities and colleges to provide emergency grants to students. This is the first tranche of payments to the institutions, with the second round of funds expected in the coming weeks.

North Dakota State University -- Fargo -- $3,864,163
University of North Dakota -- Grand Forks -- $2,745,776
University of Mary -- Bismarck, Fargo, Watford City, Grand Forks -- $768,094
Minot State University -- Minot -- $637,891
Turtle Mountain Community College -- Belcourt -- $473,968
Bismarck State College -- Bismarck -- $457,033
University of Jamestown -- Jamestown -- $424,479
North Dakota State College of Science -- Wahpeton -- $411,676
Dickinson State University -- Dickinson -- $320,047
Valley City State University -- Valley City -- $226,471
Sitting Bull College -- Fort Yates -- $187,524
United Tribes Technical College -- Bismarck -- $169,976
Williston State College -- Williston -- $169,405
Mayville State University -- Mayville -- $156,360
Dakota College at Bottineau -- Bottineau -- $117,215
Trinity Bible College -- Ellendale -- $108,484
Cankdeska Cikana Community College -- Ft. Totten -- $102,196
Lake Region State College -- Devils Lake, GFAFB -- $55,439
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College -- New Town -- $41,847

"These funds will provide assistance to students who have been impacted by the coronavirus," said Hoeven. "We appreciate the Administration distributing these resources to universities and colleges in North Dakota, enabling them to assist students who are facing health and economic impacts as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic."


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