{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://sablan.house.gov/125k-agricultural-grant-nmc", "$125K agricultural grant for NMC", "2017-12-17", "2017", "2017-12", "Democrat", "House", "MP", "Gregorio Sablan", "S001177", "sablan.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "$125K agricultural grant for NMC                                           \n              Dec 17, 2017      \t\t        \t    \n      \t            \n                    \n                                            \n          \n        \n        \n            \n    \n  \n    \n    \n    Congratulations to Northern Marianas College on receiving a $124,827 grant from the U.S. Department Agriculture to begin offering distance learning courses in food and agricultural science. The funds from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture will allow NMC students to begin studies in these areas in the fall of 2018. NMC President Dr. Carmen Fernandez said that the college ... has been working to grow the number of courses that can be accessed from home or from any other place with internet connectivity. By expanding online courses to food and agricultural sciences, NMC can provide wider educational opportunities to its students and may spark interest in future career-related studies. \nThe grants are made to strengthen agricultural education in the insular areas, in the hope that more students will pursue food and agricultural science careers, and help educational institutions meet their unique needs.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://sablan.house.gov/125k-agricultural-grant-nmc"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9707440622150898, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}