2 ND Tribes Get Diabetes Grants

Associated Press | 2/4/2010
North Dakota`s congressional delegation says two American Indian tribes in the state are getting federal grants for diabetes prevention and treatment. The Three Affiliated Tribes is getting about $518,000. The Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa`s Trenton Indian Service Area will receive about $270,000.

Sens. Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad and Rep. Earl Pomeroy, all D-N.D., say the money is being distributed through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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