UND receives funding for Coronavirus State Hospital Improvement Program

U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $3,035,412 to the University of North Dakota (UND) through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to aid in COVID-19 response and recovery efforts.

Today’s funds are awarded through the HHS Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and will be used to fund the Coronavirus State Hospital Improvement Program at UND. This comes as part of a nearly $165 million investment by HHS into rural hospitals across the nation to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic in rural communities. Specifically, these funds will enable UND to further expand telehealth, purchase more PPE, and boost testing capacity.