North Dakota officials celebrate being among big winners in federal rural health funding

By: Mary Steurer

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: January 9, 2026

Words: 508

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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North Dakota U.S. Sen. John Hoeven and Gov. Kelly Armstrong on Friday touted the success of the state’s application for federal Rural Health Transformation Program funding, which landed one of the largest per-capita awards in the nation.

North Dakota received $199 million for the first year of the five-year grant.

Congress set aside $50 billion for the program in its reconciliation bill last year as a way to offset losses rural states will incur due …

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