Bismarck – US Senator Kevin Cramer (R ND) announced Friday the US Dept of Education awarded a combined $11,226,221 to eighteen colleges and universities in ND for ED’s first wave of Coronavirus (COVID 19) recovery funding.

Below is the listing of federal funding apportioned through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act:

North Dakota State University – $3,864,163
University of North Dakota – $2,745,776
University of Mary – $768,094
Minot State University – $637,891
Turtle Mountain Community College – $473,968
Bismarck State College – $457,033
University of Jamestown – $424,479
North Dakota State College of Science – $411,676
Dickinson State University – $320,047
Valley City State University – $226,471
Sitting Bull College – $187,524
United Tribes Technical College – $169,976
Williston State College – $169,405
Mayville State University – $156,360
Dakota College At Bottineau – $117,215
Cankdeska Cikana (Little Hoop) Community College – $108,484
Trinity Bible College And Graduate School – $102,196
Lake Region State College – $55,439
This ED investment comes as part of a $6.8 billion nation-wide federal funding allocation to respond to COVID-19. The total available amount for each recipient is based on funding appropriated under the CARES Act, a bill crafted in the Senate which Senator Cramer helped pass. This first wave of federal funding will be used to provide direct emergency cash grants to college students. The cash grants to students will be able to cover expenses such as course materials and technology as well as food, housing, health care, and childcare.

For more information, please visit Senator Cramer’s COVID-19 webpage here.