"During this difficult time, some farmers have unfortunately had to make a career change," Grassley said. "These funds will help provide some plausible alternatives for our small producers. In addition, I am going to do all I can to keep independent farmers on the farm."
Participants will be eligible for retraining as precision wood workers, computer engineers and systems analysts, electronic and data process equipment operators, truck drivers, portable machine cutters and stonemasons.
Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo and Matura, Inc. in Creston will operate the project.
For more information, please see the attached grant award notice.