News Releases
Hoeven: EPA Awards Funding to North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality
BISMARCK, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $748,985 to the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (NDDEQ). Today's funding was made available through the Performance Partnership Grants program and will help maintain necessary environmental program databases. "This grant will support North Dakota's efforts to promote better environmental stewardship through enhanced c… Continue Reading
11.05.20
Hoeven Continues Pressing Administration to Finalize WHIP+ Quality Loss Assistance As Soon As Possible
BISMARCK, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven this week spoke with Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Richard Fordyce to get a status update on the quality loss coverage under the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+), and pressed FSA to advance the program as soon as possible. The senator stressed the need to ensure the program works for producers, covers all eligible causes of loss and fairly compensates farmers. The senator was told that FSA is working to complete the implementati… Continue Reading
11.04.20
Hoeven Statement on FCC Making Spectrum Available to Improve Connectivity for Tribes in North Dakota
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted spectrum licenses to the following tribes in North Dakota: Three Affiliated Tribes. Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate. Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. As chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA) and the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, Hoeven has worked to address broadband connectivity issues in Indian Country … Continue Reading
11.02.20
Hoeven Announces Public Safety Funding to North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), through the Office of Justice Programs, has awarded funding to two North Dakota entities: North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - $999,638 to develop and implement innovative and research-based responses to address delays within the criminal justice system. North Dakota Attorney General's Office - $676,596 to update finger-print… Continue Reading
11.02.20
Hoeven Announces Grant to Oyate Community Development Corporation
BISMARCK, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Rural Development has awarded a grant of $82,000 to the Oyate Community Development Corporation in Fort Yates. Today's funding is available through the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program and will be used to provide education, train… Continue Reading
11.02.20
Hoeven Announces USDA Rural Development Loan to Dakota Horizons Fund
BISMARCK, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Rural Development has awarded a $466,000 loan to the Dakota Horizons Fund based in Grand Forks. Today's loan is available through the Intermediary Relending Program (IRP) and will be used to provide loans for projects in rural communities across 22 North Dakota counties. "Toda… Continue Reading
10.30.20
Hoeven Congratulates Sweetwater Elementary School on Second National Blue Ribbon Award
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today joined a virtual celebration to congratulate students and staff at Sweetwater Elementary School in Devils Lake on being designated as a 2020 National Blue Ribbon School, receiving their second National Blue Ribbon Award. The school first received the award in 2014, with Hoeven joining the community's celebration that year as well. During the ceremony, Hoeven honored the students and teachers for receiving their second Blue Ribbon School Award and ex… Continue Reading
10.30.20
Hoeven Announces Loan Guarantee to I.O.O.F. Retirement Village Group
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Rural Development, has approved a loan guarantee of $2,385,000 to the I.O.O.F. Retirement Village Group, LP. Today's award was made available through the Multi-Family Housing Loan program and will be used to acquire and renovate 78 units of housing in Devils Lake. "With thi… Continue Reading
10.30.20
Hoeven Announces Funding to North Dakota Department of Health
BISMARCK, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), has awarded $344,775 to the North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH). This new grant will be used to support maternal and child health services in North Dakota. "This grant from HHS will support the North Dakota Department of Health and their efforts to provide vital … Continue Reading
10.30.20
Hoeven: North Dakota IPP to Become Permanent, Working Toward First Statewide UAS Flights Without Visual Observers
GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao announced that the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Integration Pilot Program (IPP), including the initiative in North Dakota, will begin its transition to a permanent program. Now the BEYOND program, this permanence helps ensure the state can continue to develop the technology, practices and legal framework needed to safely integrate unmanned aerial systems (UAS… Continue Reading
10.30.20
Hoeven: We Built North Dakota's Pro-Business Environment to Attract Investments Like New Amazon Fulfillment Center
FARGO, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today joined Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney, Governor Doug Burgum and representatives from private industry groups in outlining Project Force, the new Amazon fulfillment center under development in north Fargo. Hoeven worked with the city to advance the project, having worked with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to get the permit approved in a timely manner to ensure construction could move forward without delay. The 1.3 million square foot facility is expected to ope… Continue Reading
10.29.20
Hoeven: USDA Rural Development Awards $6.9 Million to Reservation Telephone Cooperative to Build Broadband Infrastructure in Western North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today joined U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director Clare Carlson, Dakota Carrier Network (DCN) CEO Seth Arndorfer and Reservation Telephone Cooperative CEO Shane Hart in announcing a federal grant of $6.9 million under the ReConnect program to build broadband infrastructure in western North Dakota and eastern Montana. Reservation Telephone Cooperative, a member company of DCN, will use the funding, along with $2.3 million of i… Continue Reading
10.29.20
ND Delegation: EPA Approves Three Dicamba Registrations Through 2025
BISMARCK, N.D. - Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Congressman Kelly Armstrong today issued the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved new five-year registrations for two dicamba products, XtendiMax and Egenia, and extended the registration of an addition dicamba product, Tavium Plus, until 2025. "This is a welcome relief for producers, including North Dakota's soybean growers, who have faced numerous challenges in recent months. This decision provi… Continue Reading
10.28.20
ND Delegation to FEMA: Accept Minot's Appeal of Flood Insurance Rate Map
MINOT, N.D. - Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Congressman Kelly Armstrong this week pressed Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials to grant the City of Minot's appeal of FEMA's preliminary flood insurance rate map for the City of Minot and Ward County. In a letter to FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor, the delegation urged FEMA to work with local stakeholders to ensure that the flood map accurately reflects the flood risk, and to accept Minot's appeal. "Accurate flood insura… Continue Reading
10.28.20
Hoeven Announces USDA Rural Development Investments in North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), through the Office of Rural Development, has awarded Community Facilities Direct Loans and Guaranteed Loans to four North Dakota entities: Cooperstown Medical Center - $20,964,000 loan and a $2,000,000 loan guarantee to construct a new multi-purpose medical facility. City of Willisto… Continue Reading
10.28.20
Hoeven Outlines Way Forward for State's Leadership in UAS Efforts to Update Reaper & Global Hawk Aircraft Based In North Dakota
GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today kicked off the 14th annual Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Summit and led a virtual panel discussion with Commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory Brig. Gen. Heather Pringle and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Stephen Dickson. Hoeven invited the two officials to the summit to highlight important opportunities for strengthening North Dakota's leadership in unmanned technology. Further, Hoeven outlined the state's unique UAS e… Continue Reading
10.27.20
Hoeven Announces Rural Development Funding Awarded to Three North Dakota Cities
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), through the Office of Rural Development, has awarded three North Dakota cities with water and waste disposal loans and grants: City of Larimore - $26,366,500 loan for water, sewer and storm sewer upgrades for the city. City of Plaza - $1,529,000 loan and a $785,000 grant to help finance the construction of a water tower and the repla… Continue Reading
10.26.20
Hoeven Statement After Senate Confirms Justice Amy Coney Barrett
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven released the following statement after the Senate approved the nomination of U.S. Circuit Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett to serve as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. "As both a law professor and a judge, Justice Barrett has shown a deep respect for the Constitution and a commitment to upholding the law rather than trying to legislate from the bench. During the confirmation process, she made it clear that she will be impartial and fa… Continue Reading
10.26.20
Hoeven Introduces Senate Resolution Honoring October 26th as 'Day of the Deployed'
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today announced that he has introduced a resolution in the U.S. Senate declaring today, October 26th as the "Day of the Deployed," a day to honor and pay tribute to the men and women who are and have been deployed on behalf of the United States Armed Forces. Hoeven was the first governor in the United States to support a formal proclamation declaring a Day of the Deployed in 2006, and has continued to lead the effort honoring the day in the U.S. Senate. "Today… Continue Reading
10.23.20
Hoeven Statement on Israel, Sudan Normalizing Diplomatic Relations
WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement after President Trump announced that Sudan will begin the process of normalizing diplomatic relations with Israel. This comes as part of the administration's broader effort to support stability for Sudan's transitional government, integrate it into the international community and ensure it is working to combat terrorism in the region. Sudan is the third nation to officially recognize the State of Israel this year. Last month,… Continue Reading
