$7,815 to the University of Iowa from the U.S. Department of Commerce
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology has awarded a grant totaling $7,815 to the University of Iowa through...
$120,000 in Loans and Grants to Mitchell County from USDA
WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded a $50,000 loan and a $70,000 grant to Mitchell County through the Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant program.
Mitchell County will use the funds...
Senator Grassley pays tribute to Pete Conroy of Mason City
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: Reporters and Editors
RE: Pete Conroy of Mason City
DA: Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Senator Chuck Grassley today paid tribute to Pete Conroy of Mason City, who died...
$372,523 to University of Iowa
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the National Institute of Mental Health has awarded a $372,523 grant to the University of Iowa.
The University of Iowa will...
$250,000 to Iowa for Disaster Recovery
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration awarded a $250,000 grant to the Mid-Iowa Development Association Council of Governments.
“These funds...
Transcription of Senator Grassley Agriculture News Conference
QUESTION: Good morning, Senator. Well, I have yet another question about ethanol. There's a controversy, a new one that has popped up. Some newspapers have reported that, in some ethanol plants, if the yeast that's used to make the beer that ultimately...
Grassley Q & A: Medicare Part D
Q: What is Medicare Part D?
A: Medicare Part D is the portion of Medicare that handles prescription drug benefits. In 2003, Congress took an important step in caring for our nation's seniors by creating the first-ever Medicare prescription drug benefit. When the Medicare program itself was...
$407,138 to Iowa State University from the National Science Foundation
WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that Iowa State University has received a $407,138 grant from the National Science Foundation.
“These funds will provide Iowa State University with resources to help continue their high level of research,”...
$10,000 to Sioux City Symphony Orchestra
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the National Endowment for the Arts has awarded a $10,000 matching grant to the Sioux City Symphony...
Transcription of Senator Grassley's Capitol Hill Report
STAFF: The following is an unrehearsed interview with Iowa
Senator Chuck Grassley, speaking to you live from his farm in New
Hartford. Participating in today's public affairs program is Eric
McKay, with KHBT Radio in...
Grassley Announces Re-Opening of Permanent Cedar Rapids Office
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that his Cedar Rapids Office has moved out if its temporary space in the Westdale Mall to a new location on 1st Avenue Northeast. Grassley's office was previously located in the Federal Building but was forced out following the...
$523,898 to Iowa Department of Public Health and the University of Iowa
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded two grants totaling $523,898 to the Iowa Department of Public Health and the University...
More Than $2 Million to Iowa from FEMA
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, has awarded five Preparedness Grants totaling $2,027,680 to Iowa.
“These funds will be used...
$4,647,188 to Iowa State and the University of Iowa
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded three grants totaling $4,647,188 to the Iowa Department of Public Health and the University of...
HARKIN, GRASSLEY, DORGAN CALL ON USDA TO ENSURE FARM PROGRAM PAYMENT RECIPIENTS ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN FARMING
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Byron Dorgan (D-ND) yesterday urged Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to ensure that farm commodity program payment eligibility rules contain clear standards for...
Grassley fired up about idling federal vehicles
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today urged President Barack Obama to join his campaign against the wasteful practice of letting federal vehicles idle. Grassley is making his case in a new YouTube video, which he released...
Grassley: IRS Makes Good on Commitment to Hire 1,000 Veterans
WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today said the Internal Revenue Service hired more than 1,000 veterans last year and is on track to meet the same target this year. The hiring came at Grassley's urging.
"The IRS recognized that veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan have a...
Transcription of Senator Grassley Conference Call with Agriculture Reporters
GRASSLEY: Hello there. Are you ready for me to go?
OPERATOR: Yes, you're on the line with the Farm Broadcasters.
GRASSLEY: In December the Department of...
$396,610 to Keokuk Community School District
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $396,610 grant to the Keokuk Community School District through the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Demonstration program.
“These funds will help provide counseling programs for...
“We the People” Awards Recipients from the National Endowment for Humanities
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the National Endowment for Humanities announced the recipients of their “We the People” bookshelf awards. Winners receive seventeen classic...
