WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded two competitive grants totaling $79,802 to Iowa State University and Wartburg College through the Higher Education Disaster Relief Program.
“These funds will help Iowa State and Wartburg clear up some of the expenses they sustained during the flooding last summer,” Grassley said.
The Higher Education Disaster Relief Program provides funds to institutions of high education that are located in areas affected by hurricanes, floods, and other natural disasters which were declared a major disaster by the President during 2008. The funds may only be used to defray expenses incurred by being forced to close, relocate or whose operations were impaired by disaster damage, such as lost revenue, reimbursement for expenses already incurred, construction, or for grants to students attending on or after July 1, 2008.
The funds will be distributed as shown below.
· Iowa State University in Ames receives $46,179 to help reimburse costs resulting from the closure of various campus locations after they sustained severe storm and flood damage.
· Wartburg College in Waverly receives $33,623 to help provide grants to senior students who maintain satisfactory academic progress and demonstrate financial need. Wartburg College suffered significant damage from severe flooding and an F-5 tornado.