Senator Byron              Senator Kent              Congressman Earl

DORGAN    CONRAD   POMEROY

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March 8, 2010                                                                   Contacts:               Justin Kitsch (Dorgan) (202) 224-2551

                                                                                                                     Sean Neary (Conrad) (202) 224-2043

                                                                                                                     Brenden Timpe (Pomeroy) (202) 225-2611

DELEGATION ANNOUNCES FUNDING TO ADDRESS DIABETES IN INDIAN COUNTRY

Washington – Senators Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad and Congressman Earl Pomeroy announced today that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $1,218,238 in federal funding to the Three Affiliated Tribes to help combat diabetes on the Fort Berthold Reservation.

The grant will be used for a major diabetes prevention and treatment project.

“This grant is a very significant investment in the health of Three Affiliated Tribes members now and in the future,” the delegation said in a joint statement. “Projects like this take important steps in helping to address the serious diabetes problems on North Dakota reservations and others throughout the nation.”

The federal grant was distributed by the Department of Health and Human Services with funds appropriated by Congress.

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Rick Gion
North Dakota Press Secretary
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan
Office: (701) 239-5389
Cell: (701) 425-2502
Fax: (701) 239-5112
Email: rick_gion@dorgan.senate.gov