WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded a $9,826 grant to Southwest Iowa Families in Clarinda through the Community Facility Grant Program.
Southwest Iowa Families will use the funds to help purchase and renovate the facility they currently lease. The organization provides social, mental health and educational services to children and families in southwest Iowa. Southwest Iowa Families recently received a $68,000 loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help with the same project.
“This funding, in addition to the loan guarantee they received earlier this month from USDA, will help Southwest Iowa Families continue to enhance the well-being of children and families in the area,” Grassley said.
The Community Facility Grant program provides grants to assist in the development of essential community facilities in rural areas and towns of up to 20,000 in population.