WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded two competitive grants totaling $2,622,663 to the Hawkeye Area Community Action Program in Hiawatha and the University of Iowa in Iowa City.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will distribute the money as shown below.
•The Hawkeye Area Community Action Program in Hiawatha will use the money to help pay for head start projects.
•The University of Iowa will use the money to help pay for research of ultrasound imaging upgrades.
Each year, thousands of local Iowa organizations, colleges and universities, individuals and state agencies apply for competitive grants 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.