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State Tipoffs Involving South Dakota Newsletter for Sunday September 29, 2019 ( 9 items )  

Justice Department Awards $500,000 for USD-Led Research on Sexual Assault
VERMILLION, South Dakota, Sept. 25 [TNSgrantsresearch] -- The University of South Dakota issued the following news: Bridget Diamond-Welch, associate professor of criminal justice, is the principal investigator for a new three-year, $500,000 grant to understand how sexual assault cases move through South Dakota's criminal justice system. The State of South Dakota was awarded the U.S. Department of Justice Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) grant earlier in September. In addition to USD's crim  more

S.D. Transportation Department: Rail Special Transportation Circumstance Grant Funds Available
PIERRE, South Dakota, Sept. 25 -- The South Dakota Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The South Dakota Department of Transportation has been informed by the U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) that approximately $12.7 million of Special Transportation Circumstance (STC) grant funds are available the State. The STC Grants provides directed grant funding out of the sums appropriated to the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure  more

Sanford Health to Sponsor, Support Mixed Martial Arts Team
BISMARCK, North Dakota, Sept. 23 -- Sanford Health issued the following news: Sanford Health is sponsoring and supporting a new team of mixed martial artists composed of world champions and up-and-coming fighters to provide the science, technology and training methods needed to maximize performance, as well as implement injury reduction and recovery methods. Athletes involved with Sanford Mixed Martial Arts include current UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman, former Bellator Lightweight Wor  more

Sanford International Makes an Impact on Community
BISMARCK, North Dakota, Sept. 25 -- Sanford Health issued the following news: Sanford Health and presenting sponsor Cambria brought the Sanford International into existence in 2018. This was a new kind of event. Sioux Falls, South Dakota, was going places it had not been. This PGA Tour Champions tournament brought some of the game's iconic names with it as well as millions of dollars in economic activity. It included a beautiful golf course and the support of thousands. This was in addition to  more

South Dakota Gov. Noem Announces Prenatal and Primary Care Innovation Grants
PIERRE, South Dakota, Sept. 23 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Kristi Noem today announced that the Department of Social Services (DSS) has awarded $1 million of innovation grants to improve primary and prenatal care for women in the Medicaid program. Noem's budget included $1 million in funding available up to three years. Providers receiving awards of $333,000 are Native Women's Health Care, Avera Health, and Center for Family Medicine. "It's  more

South Dakota Gov. Noem Announces Prenatal and Primary Care Innovation Grants
PIERRE, South Dakota, Sept. 24 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Kristi Noem today announced that the Department of Social Services (DSS) has awarded $1 million of innovation grants to improve primary and prenatal care for women in the Medicaid program. Noem's budget included $1 million in funding available up to three years. Providers receiving awards of $333,000 are Native Women's Health Care, Avera Health, and Center for Family Medicine. "It's  more

South Dakota Gov. Noem: President Trump Approves Second South Dakota Disaster Request
PIERRE, South Dakota, Sept. 24 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Kristi Noem today announced that President Trump has approved the State's request for a second Presidential Disaster Declaration, allowing federal money to be used to help local governmental entities recover from property damage sustained during severe storms and flooding that occurred statewide in late May and early June. "South Dakota continues to be battered by heavy rainfall and   more

University of South Dakota's Computational Expertise Plays Role in Two NSF Grants to Study Biofilms
VERMILLION, South Dakota, Sept. 27 [TNSgrantsresearch] -- The University of South Dakota issued the following news: The University of South Dakota plays a significant role in two grants awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to the South Dakota Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (SD EPSCoR) and the South Dakota Board of Regents. The research will focus on the interaction between two-dimensional atomically thin materials and biofilms comprised of micro-organisms embe  more

University of South Dakota's Small Business Development Center Announces New State Director
VERMILLION, South Dakota, Sept. 24 -- The University of South Dakota issued the following news: The Small Business Development Center (SBDC), a University of South Dakota Beacom School of Business outreach program that serves small businesses in the state of South Dakota, welcomes Mark Slade as its state director. "Over the past 20+ years, I have thoroughly enjoyed working with South Dakota entrepreneurs to start, purchase or grow businesses. It is amazing to look back and see that my clients   more