Bismarck   North Dakota Department of Commerce Department announces the Jamestown Bison World project is  awarded $400,000 for a comprehensive plan to support design and planning that will allow for construction to begin. A  total of $1 million was awarded to five projects through the 2021 Tourism Planning Grant.

Bison World, to transform 30 acres of unused land belonging to the North Dakota State Hospital into a tourism gateway for North Dakota.

The 2021 Tourism Planning Grant appropriated by the North Dakota legislature, supports professional planning for tourism developers who have a destination project that would have the ability to attract visitors from outside North Dakota and retain them for at least four to six hours and preferably an overnight stay-in or near the community.

Commerce Tourism and Marketing Director Sara Otte Coleman says. “We expect the plans developed, will provide insight for future attractions that will be a driving force in boosting our economy by creating more entertainment and recreation attractions.”