11/17/2019
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Rural Development (RD) awarded grants totaling $604,841 for two distance learning and telemedicine projects in North Dakota.
The Southeast Region Career and Technology Center in Richland County received $390,475 to upgrade and replace distance learning equipment.
Bismarck State College received $214,366 to expand their nursing distance education program in central North Dakota. The grant will fund broadband facilities and interactive distance learning technology.
This investment comes as part of a $42.6 million nation-wide investment by USDA into the expansion of rural education and health care access. The funds are awarded through the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) grant program.
By Chris Larson