Grassley: More Than $1.6 Million to Iowa from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services


  

            WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded five grants totaling $1,633,477 to Iowa.

 

The funds have been awarded as described below.

 

v Iowa will receive $7,818 from the Administration on Aging to help the Iowa Department of Elder Affairs provide disaster assistance.

v Iowa Community Action Association in Des Moines will receive $75,000 from the Office of Community Services to help pay for a project titled, “CSBG Training and Technical Assistance Program: Capacity Building.”

v Iowa Department of Human Services in Des Moines will receive $30,000 from the Office of Child Support Enforcement to help pay for State Child Support Enforcement Agencies demonstration activities intended to add to the knowledge and to promote the objectives of the Child Support Enforcement Program.

v Iowa Department of Public Health in Des Moines will receive $1,061,432 from the Office of Family Planning to help pay for family planning services.

v ISED Ventures in Des Moines will receive $459,227 from the Office of Community Services to help provide job opportunities for low income individuals by helping pay for a project titled, “Project New Horizons.”