Strengthening the Heartland program receives grant to expand opioid addiction programming Strengthening the Heartland is a program aimed at helping rural and farming communities in North Dakota and South Dakota fight the rising opioid epidemic. Written By: Emily Beal | ×
Strengthening the Heartland is a program aimed towards helping rural communities with the rising problem of opioid misuse. (Contributed photo)
North Dakota State University Extension and South Dakota State University Extension have received grants to expand their joint program that offer services geared toward preventing the misuse of opioids.
Strengthening the Heartland has received over $800,000 in funding through grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture s National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.