Senator John Thune announced today that the United States Department of Education has approved a $425,000 grant for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. “These resources will go directly toward providing quality vocational rehabilitation services for South Dakotans with disabilities,” Thune said. “This significant funding will be instrumental in helping these... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune announced today that the South Dakota Department of Education has been selected to receive a $1,153,930 GEAR-UP grant by the US Department of Education. GEAR-UP, Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, is a discretionary grant program designed to increase the number of low-income students who... Continue Reading
Senator John Thune led a bipartisan group of a dozen lawmakers this week in urging House and Senate Transportation conferees to preserve the bio-based transportation research provision he advocated in the Senate-passed Highway Bill. The Sun Grant Initiative seeks to facilitate the development of biobased energy technologies at the regional... Continue Reading
