Jamestown  (CSi)  Senator Kevin Cramer’s Office has announced, that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development (RD) awarded grants totaling $620,054 to eight recipients for Rural Business Development initiatives, including a grant to the Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corporation.

These funds are given to help enhance local economic development and improve quality of life in rural areas. Specifically, this investment will directly create at least 23 jobs within these localities.

Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corporation received $63,300…earmarked for the Entrepreneur Center.

Other recipient of USDA Funds included:

Adams County Development Corporation received $150,000.

Leeds Economic Development Corporation received $150,000.

Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa received $109,821.

Tribal Nations Research Group received $51,577.

Linton Industrial Development Corporation received $46,600.

Hettinger County received $27,000.

Bowman County Development Corporation received $21,756.