Press Releases - John Hoeven

August 29th, 2014

Hoeven Announces More Than $1.4 Million in Grant Funding for UND, NDSU Research

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded University of North Dakota (UND) and North Dakota...

August 28th, 2014

Hoeven Announces More Than $200K Grant for UND Indians Into Psychology Program

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Services has awarded a grant totaling $238,359 to the University of North...

August 27th, 2014

Hoeven: USDA Announces New SCO Coverage for North Dakota Crops

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) has released additional information on the North Dakota counties eligible for...

August 26th, 2014

Hoeven Announces $3 Million in Grants to Address Violence Against Women in the Bakken Region

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced $3 million dollars in grants from the U.S. Justice Department’s (DOJ) Office on Violence Against Women to help rural and tribal officials prosecute...

August 25th, 2014

Hoeven Hosts USDA Under Secretary to Outline Farm Bill Implementation

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today hosted Michael Scuse, USDA Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, at a farm bill roundtable with state and local officials and...

August 22nd, 2014

Hoeven Encourages North Dakota Students to Apply for U.S. Senate Youth Program

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) is currently accepting nominations from high school students interested in participating in the program’s...

August 22nd, 2014

Hoeven Announces More Than $250,000 Grant for North Dakota School Lunch Programs

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $255,948 in 2014 Team Nutrition Grants to North Dakota. North Dakota can use...

August 20th, 2014

Hoeven Reviews Progress of Mickelson Field Levee and Lift Station Project

FARGO, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today joined Fargo officials in a tour of the Mickelson Field flood protection project, which consists of a 1,500-foot earthen levee and a sewer...

August 20th, 2014

Hoeven, Chamber Host State of Technology Conference

FARGO, N.D. – Helping to kick-off the 2014 State of Technology Conference in Fargo today, Senator John Hoeven touted North Dakota’s first-place ranking in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)...

August 18th, 2014

Hoeven: Minnkota’s New Transmission Line Will Help Power Future of Growing Red River Valley

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today joined Minnkota Power Cooperative to mark the completion of its $353 million dollar 345-kilovolt transmission line. The project is the largest transmission...

August 18th, 2014

Hoeven Announces More Than $470,000 in DOT Grants for North Dakota Airports

BISMARCK, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today announced the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded two grants totaling $471,298 to improve North Dakota airports. The DOT grants will be allocated...

August 18th, 2014

Hoeven Joins Community to Open New Devils Lake VA Clinic

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today joined the community to celebrate the opening of the new Devils Lake Veterans Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC), which will begin serving...