Lawmakers on the Joint Appropriations Committee study legislation during a January special session convened to budget the first two years of the state's Rural Health Transformation Program funding. Photo by Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor
The federal government has approved most of North Dakota’s nearly $200 million plan implementing the first year of a massive rural health grant - meaning organizations will soon be able to apply for a slice of the money.The funding comes from the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program passed by Congress last summer. The five-year program, part of Congress’s budget reconcilia...