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| https://www.heitkamp.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=0fedd9f4-d101-46e0-b7b4-e9353d8f56aa | Heitkamp Announces Federal Funding to Create Jobs, Expand Businesses through Rural Cooperatives | 2015-10-14 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Democrat | House | ND | Heidi Heitkamp | H001069 | www.heitkamp.senate.gov | legacy | WISHEK, N.D. U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp, the ranking member on the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, today announced a total of $400,000 in federal funds to provide technical assistance to start, expand or improve rural cooperatives across North Dakota. North Dakota communities thrive when we have comprehensive and strategic business models that support our local economies and create jobs, said Heitkamp. Rural cooperatives play a crucial role in connecting local businesses and communities with the resources and tools they need to plan long-term and meet the growing needs of their communities, and these federal funds will help support that. Through my rural development leadership role on the Senate Agriculture Committee, Ive been working to reinforce the great work being done across the state to invest in rural economic development, including rural cooperatives, and Ill continue to fight for needed resources to make our communities stronger and sustain the economic growth of North Dakota. The following federal funds are managed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and are distributed as follows: Common Enterprise Development Corporation - $200,000. These federal funds will provide technical assistance to Native American businesses in North Dakota, Minnesota, and South Dakota. North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives - $200,000. These federal funds will be used to develop cooperatives in the state. Earlier this month, Heitkamp brought U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary Lisa Mensah, who oversees federal rural development programs, to Spirit Lake Indian reservation to announce $973,000 in federal funding to improve and support business development on the reservation. In May 2014, Heitkamp led a Senate subcommittee hearing highlighting challenges and proven tactics for economic development in rural America. Heitkamp brought Dawn Keeley of Grafton to testify at the hearing about how good regional strategies can help solve local issues while also preparing communities for growth. Heitkamp has long championed investing in rural development including housing and business development in North Dakotas rural and Native communities. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |