News Releases

$120,979 to Iowa State University WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $120,979 competitive grant to Iowa State University through the Child Care Program.   The school will use the money to help fund the Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program.  According to the Department of...

More Than $1 Million to Iowa Universities from the National Science Foundation WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today said that Iowa State University and the University of Iowa have received competitive grants totaling $1,228,568 from the National Science Foundation.    According to the National Science Foundation, Iowa State University...

More Than $6 Million to Davenport for Disaster Recovery WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration has awarded a $6,779,435 grant to the Greater Davenport Redevelopment Corporation.   According to the Department of Commerce, Davenport will use the funds for construction of a...

More Than $1 Million to Iowa from the Department of Health and Human Services WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded three grants totaling $1,047,754 to Iowa colleges and clinics.   The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said it will distribute the money as shown...

$300,334 to University of Iowa WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of General Medical Sciences has awarded a $300,344 grant to the University of Iowa.   The university will use the money to fund pharmacology, physiology, and biological chemistry research.   Each...

Over $1 Million to Council Bluffs from Department of Transportation WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has awarded $1,005,000 to the Council Bluffs Municipal Airport.   Council Bluffs will use the funds to install a wildlife fence.   “These funds should...

$25 Million Loan Guarantee to Tri-County Electric Cooperative WASHINGTON — Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development, is awarding a $25,000,000 loan guarantee to Tri-County Electric Cooperative, serving Allamakee, Howard and Winneshiek counties, through the Electric Guaranteed Loan...

National Emergency Grant to Iowa from Department of Labor WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Labor has awarded a National Emergency Grant to Iowa Workforce Development to provide services to the approximately 450 workers affected by layoffs at Electrolux in Jefferson and Webster City, and three of its suppliers in...

Q & A: Health Care’s Sprawling Bureaucracy Q.  Will the reforms created by the new health care reform law be easy to implement?   A.  No.  Implementation of the federal programs in health care reform will require the creation of dozens of new entities, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.  Some of these...

$552,732 to Iowa Universities from the National Science Foundation WASHINGTON -- Senator Chuck Grassley today said that Iowa State University and the University of Iowa have received competitive grants totaling $552,732 from the National Science Foundation.    Iowa State University received $327,530 to fund the project entitled, “Mechanics of...

More Than $3 Million to Iowa from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded seven competitive grants totaling $3,709,208 to Iowa.   The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will distribute the money as shown...

More Than $3 Million to Iowa WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded five grants totaling $3,425,234 to Iowa.   The Department of Health and Human Services will distribute the money as shown below.   • Iowa State University in Ames will receive $643,500 for health...

CMS Administrator Declines to Release Organization Funding Sources Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today received a response to his July 29 letter to CMS Administrator Donald Berwick, requesting information about funding of Berwick’s former organization, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.  Berwick declined to...

More Than $84 Million to Iowa for Disaster Preparation WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded an $84,126,989 grant to Iowa through the Disaster Recovery Enhancement Fund.    Iowa will use the funds to develop long-term strategies that focus on reducing damages from...

More Than $2 Million to Iowa WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded four grants totaling $1,868,364 and one cooperative agreement totaling $237,597 to Iowa medical facilities.   The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will distribute the money as shown below.   • St....

$34,132 to Iowa Falls Fire Department WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded a $34,132 grant to the Iowa Falls Fire Department through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program.   “It’s important that firefighters have the equipment needed to do their job to the best of their...

Grassley, Issa Seek Information About FOIA Requests WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley and Representative Darrell Issa have asked Inspectors General from 29 government agencies to review whether federal agencies are taking new steps to limit responses to Freedom of Information Act requests from lawmakers, journalists, activist groups and watchdog...

More Than $2 Million to Iowa WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded four grants totaling $1,868,364 and one cooperative agreement totaling $237,597 to Iowa medical facilities.   The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will distribute the money as shown below.   • St....

$861,153 to University of Iowa WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the University of Iowa has received two grants totaling $861,153 from the National Science Foundation.    According to the National Science Foundation, the university will use $478,762 to fund the project entitled, “Basic Laboratory Experiments of Plasma Turbulence:...

$315,000 to Marshalltown from DOT WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration has awarded $315,000 to Marshalltown Municipal Transit.   The local transit authority will use the federal dollars to purchase a 30ft. replacement vehicle that will be accessible to persons...