News Releases

  • 08.28.2008

    Grassley: $219,672 to Iowa State University from the National Science Foundation    WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that Iowa State University has received a grant of $219,672 from the National Science Foundation.    “Iowa State University has a long history of conducting valuable research,” Grassley said. “These...
  • 08.27.2008

    Grassley: More than $13 Million to Iowa from USDA      WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded 79 grants and loans totaling $13,072,177 to Iowa through the Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program. The funding to Iowans is...
  • 08.27.2008

    Grassley: $59,466 to Hedrick Fire Department    WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded a $59,466 grant to the Hedrick Volunteer Fire Department through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program.               “The...
  • 08.27.2008

    Grassley: $40,830 to Council Bluffs from U.S. Department of Justice                WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs has released a $40,830 grant to Council Bluffs through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice...
  • 08.27.2008

    $686,000 Released to KD Station from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development                WASHINGTON — Senator Chuck Grassley has secured $686,000 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to Sioux City for the KD Station.   This funding was secured by...
  • 08.27.2008

    Grassley: $450,000 to Iowa Community Health Centers                WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded three grants totaling $450,000 to community health centers in...
  • 08.26.2008

    Grassley seeks complete accounting for inaccurate estimates of improper Medicare payments   WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley is asking the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for a full accounting of how the agency provided inaccurate estimates of improper and fraudulent Medicare payments.   Grassley said the findings of a new Inspector...
  • 08.26.2008

    Grassley: $86,500 to Iowa from U.S. Department of Justice                WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs has awarded two grants totaling $86,500 to Iowa through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance...
  • 08.26.2008

    Grassley: $598,646 for Drug Free Communities in Iowa Five Iowa Communities Receive Funding                WASHINGTON—Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the Office of National Drug Control Policy has awarded $598,646 in Drug Free Communities Support Program continuation grants to...
  • 08.26.2008

    Grassley: $500,000 to Iowa Department of Transportation for Traffic and Criminal Software Improvements                WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the Federal Highway Administration has awarded a $500,000 grant to the Iowa Department of Transportation through the...
  • 08.26.2008

    Grassley: 945,000 to Iowa from USDA    WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded grants totaling $945,000 to Iowa through the Community Facility Grant Program.   “Natural disasters devastated Iowa this year and these funds will help continue the...
  • 08.26.2008

    Grassley: $159,708 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 two grants totaling $159,708 to the Iowa Nebraska Primary Care...
  • 08.26.2008

    Grassley: $440,766 for Workforce Development from U.S. Department of Labor    WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the Department of Labor has awarded a grant of $440,766 to Iowa Workforce Development through Workforce Investment Act National Emergency grant funds.   “These funds will help the workers who lost jobs at...
  • 08.26.2008

    Grassley, Welch Announce College Endowment Roundtable   Washington, D.C. – Senator Chuck Grassley and Congressman Peter Welch will convene a roundtable discussion titled, Maximizing the Use of Endowment Funds and Making Higher Education More Affordable, on Monday, September 8, 2008, in the Senate Finance Committee Hearing Room, Senate Dirksen Office...
  • 08.25.2008

    Grassley: $117,093 to the University of Iowa from the Department of Education                WASHINGTON — Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded a grant of $117,093 to the University of Iowa through the Disabilities...
  • 08.25.2008

    Grassley: $3 Million to Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration, has awarded a $3 million grant to Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division.    “These funds will help Iowa continue to...
  • 08.25.2008

    Grassley Works to Protect Rural Health Clinics WASHINGTON – Sen. Max Baucus, chairman of the Committee on Finance, and Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member, are concerned that a proposed change to the existing Medicare requirements for rural health clinics would force some clinics to close. The senators are seeking an extension of the public comment period...
  • 08.25.2008

    Grassley: More Than $2.5 Million to Iowa State University from the National Science Foundation    WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that Iowa State University has received two grants totaling $2,519,160 from the National Science Foundation.    “Iowa State University has a long history of doing excellent research,”...
  • 08.25.2008

    Grassley: $250,000 to Iowa Community Health Centers                WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded two grants totaling $250,000 to community health centers in...
  • 08.25.2008

    Grassley: Nearly $1 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 released funds totaling $971,732 to Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center in...