WASHINGTON - Chuck Grassley today said that Iowa State University and the University of Iowa have received competitive grants totaling $647,690 from the National Science Foundation.
The universities will use the money as shown below.
•Iowa State University receives $375,674 to help pay for a project titled, “Two-Dimensional Cutting of Polycrystalline Diamond and CBN Tools and Dies Using a Novel Laser/Waterjet Hybrid Manufacturing Process.”
•The University of Iowa receives $272,286 to help pay for a project titled, “Reliability-Based Design Optimization of Large-Scale Complex Systems.”
Each year, thousands of local Iowa organizations, colleges and universities, individuals and state agencies apply for competitive grants and loans from the federal government. The funding is then awarded based on each local organization or individual’s ability to meet criteria set by the federal entity.