WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded the following three grants totaling $6,541,557:  

  • $2,808,827 to Grand Forks Public School District for Head Start projects.
  • $1,912,666 to Bismarck Public School District for Head Start projects.
  • $1,820,064 to the North Dakota Department of Health to improve Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Stroke Prevention programs.

The funds for Grand Forks Public School District and Bismarck Public School District come through the Head Start and Early Head Start programs, which promote school readiness for young children and toddlers from low-income families by enhancing their cognitive, social, and emotional development as well as early learning, health, and family well-being. 

The funds for the North Dakota Department of Health come from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.