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| https://www.heitkamp.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=60ad4eb9-f946-4df0-bde0-f2e1db20c7a7 | Heitkamp Announces Significant Federal Funding for North Dakota State University 4-H Youth Development and Mentoring Programs | 2014-10-30 | 2014 | 2014-10 | Democrat | House | ND | Heidi Heitkamp | H001069 | www.heitkamp.senate.gov | legacy | BISMARCK, N.D. U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp today announced $164,000 in federal funding to facilitate 4-H mentoring programs to keep North Dakota kids safe and prevent youth delinquency. Specifically, these funds will support the North Dakota State University Extension Center for 4-H Youth Development in support of the 4-H National Mentoring Program as part of a nationwide effort through the U.S. Department of Justice to improve the lives of millions of young Americans through the expansion and strengthening of mentorship programs. Keeping our kids safe and making sure they have a better, brighter future is our responsibility as a community, said Heitkamp. We can do that by supporting and encouraging programs that give young North Dakotans the confidence to step out into the world prepared, and with the knowledge that someone is in their corner thats helped equip them for success. Thats why Im delighted with the National 4-Hs award to North Dakota State Universitys program for youth development, because if we want our kids to aim high and achieve their goals, we need to foster an environment with mentors that can embolden them and help nurture their skills. The funds are made available by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Preventions national effort to fortify, develop and implement youth mentoring activities for millions of young Americans. These grants which facilitate 4-H mentoring programs were developed in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agricultures (USDA) Children, Youth and Families at Risk Program which is aimed at innovating community-based education programs for children, youth, parents and families. Heitkamp is a steadfast proponent of improving the lives of North Dakota young people through educational opportunities. Last year, she visited a Head Start facility in Valley City to view firsthand the devastating impact across-the-board spending cuts have on early education programs for low-income families, and called on her colleagues in the Senate to negotiate a bipartisan long-term budget that would spare such programs from additional cuts. For young adults, Heitkamp has consistently pushed for practical strategies that will give young people more long-term certainty on their student loan rates, and for efforts that make college more affordable. In September, Heitkamp launched her Strong & Safe Communities Initiative which convenes a task force of experts and leaders across the state that will work with Heitkamp to tackle new challenges facing North Dakota since the energy boom, including increases in drug-related crimes, human trafficking, infrastructure stress, the movement of crude by rail, as well as other issues. Heitkamp will lead the task force and work with the members over a five-year period to develop recommendations to help prepare and equip North Dakota communities for the future. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |