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April 27, 2020 - 4:20pm | By Chris Larson
U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $14,108,992 to 40 providers and health systems in North Dakota through the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund as allocated by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. This is the first part of the second tranche of COVID-19 relief funds awarded by HHS. Health care providers in North Dakota have now received $105,173,571 through the CARES Act.
The funds come as part of a $200 billion nation-wide federal funding allocation to respond to COVID-19, with the a second wave totaling $50 billion being delivered today. Facilities and providers are allotted a portion of the $50 billion based on their share of 2018 net patient revenue. These are payments, not loans, to health care providers, and will not need to be repaid.
