Press Releases

Hoeven: PHMSA Awards North Dakota With Nearly $200,000 to Improve First Response to Accidents

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has awarded $191,031 to the State of North Dakota....

Hoeven Reviews Completed Upgrades, Work in Progress at Cavalier Air Station

CAVALIER, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today toured the Cavalier Air Force Station to mark completion of upgrades to the station’s Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization System (PARCS), which detects...

Hoeven: DOJ Awards More Than $350,000 to Support Sex Offender Registration, Boost Public Safety in ND

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice has awarded $333,675 to the North Dakota Office of...

Hoeven Announces Nearly $7 Million in Federal Funds for Tribal Colleges in North Dakota

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven announced today that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded nearly $7 million in formula grants to tribal colleges across North Dakota. The funds are...

Hoeven Announcse Nearly $300K Grant for Biomedical Research at NDSU

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, who serves on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that the National Institute of General Medical Science (NIGMS), part of the National Institutes of...

Hoeven: FAA Awards More Than $1 Million to Enhance North Dakota Airports

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded a total of $1,302,762 to the City of Kindred, Golden Valley County Airport Authority, Hillsboro...

Hoeven, Heitkamp Encourage North Dakota Students to Apply for U.S. Senate Youth Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. — North Dakota Senators John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp announced that the United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) has begun its annual statewide selection process and encouraged North...

Hoeven Statement on Today’s Injunction Blocking the EPA’s Waters of the United States Rule

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement in response to U.S. District Court Judge Ralph Erickson’s injunction blocking the Environmental Protection Agency from implementing its new Waters...

Hoeven Announces $250,000 Grant to UND for Renewable Energy Research

WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $250,000 to the University of North Dakota...

Hoeven Announces Final Rule Opening Four Wildlife Refuges in Northeastern North Dakota for Sport Fishing

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a final rule expanding fishing opportunities at four wildlife refuges in the...

Hoeven, Chamber Kick Off 2015 State of Technology Conference

FARGO, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven and the Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce today kicked off the 2015 State of Technology Conference in Fargo, an annual event focused...

Hoeven Announces $2 Million DHS Grant to Fund Flood Protection for Fargo Wastewater Treatment Plant

FARGO, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today announced that the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded a $2 million grant from its Hazard Mitigation...