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North Dakota Universities Receive Federal Funds for Research Efforts, Teacher Shortages

Press Release

Date: June 30, 2021
Location: Bismark, ND
Issues: Higher Education Government Budget and Spending

U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today universities in North Dakota have received the following grants totaling $891,924 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA):

$438,862 from NSF to the University of North Dakota for research training,
$192,924 from USDA to North Dakota State University (NDSU) for developing fire-retardant coating additives from agricultural byproducts,
$190,140 from USDA to NDSU for developing corrosion mitigation products from agricultural feedstocks, and
$69,998 from NSF to NDSU for addressing STEM teacher shortages in rural communities.


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