News Releases

  • 09.03.2008

    Grassley works to help local, community-based coalitions fight illegal drugs   WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said a new government report lays out a clear path for the Office of National Drug Control Policy to follow in order to fairly and effectively administer a federal grant program that’s designed to bolster community-based drug-fighting...
  • 09.03.2008

    Grassley: $200,000 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 a $200,000 grant to the Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault in Des...
  • 09.03.2008

    Grassley: $150,000 in Brownfields grants from EPA    WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $150,000 in Brownfields grants to the Hazardous Materials Training and Research Institute at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids.    “These funds will help assess and...
  • 09.03.2008

    Grassley: $364,412 to the University of Iowa                WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the National Institute of Bio Medical Imaging and Bioengineering has awarded a grant of $364,412 to the University of Iowa.   The University of Iowa will use the funds to...
  • 09.03.2008

    Grassley: $42,981 to Iowa from U.S. Department of Education    WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded a grant of $42,981 to Iowa State University through the Jacob Javits Fellowship Program.   “These funds will help provide some of the best and brightest students with higher...
  • 09.02.2008

    Grassley: Des Moines receives $79,719 for additional emergency communications center   WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs has released a $79,719 grant to Des Moines through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant...
  • 09.02.2008

    Grassley Supports Bill to Improve Charitable Mileage Deduction   M E M O R A N D U M To: Reporters and Editors Re: Mileage deduction for charitable purposes Da: Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008 Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today announced he will support legislation to update the deductible cost of operating a vehicle for...
  • 09.02.2008

    Grassley: $4,149,391 to Iowa Universities from the National Science Foundation WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that Iowa State University and the University of Iowa have received grants totaling $4,149,391 from the National Science Foundation.   “Both Iowa State University and the University of Iowa have had long traditions of...
  • 09.02.2008

    Grassley Questions Two Tax-exempt Hospitals on Certain Practices   M E M O R A N D U M To: Reporters and Editors Re: Letters to two tax-exempt hospitals Da: Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008   As part of his ongoing oversight of tax-exempt issues, Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, sent separate inquiries in the last several...
  • 08.29.2008

    Grassley: $82,849 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 released $82,849 in federal funds to the Iowa Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy through the...
  • 08.29.2008

    Grassley: $600,000 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 released funds of $600,000 to the Iowa Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning Agency in Des Moines...
  • 08.29.2008

    Grassley: $100,000 to the Community Health Center of Southeastern Iowa                WASHINGTON- Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a grant of $100,000 to the Community Health Center of Southeastern Iowa in West...
  • 08.29.2008

    Grassley, Colleagues Secure IRS Commitment to Suspend Collection of ISO AMT Liabilities   For Immediate Release Friday, Aug. 29, 2008   Grassley, Colleagues Secure IRS Commitment to Suspend Collection of ISO AMT Liabilities   WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley, with colleagues, has secured a commitment from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to...
  • 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...