$736,759 to University of Iowa from Department of Health and Human Services
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $736,759 competitive grant to the University of Iowa.
The University of Iowa will use the funds to conduct research on oral diseases and disorders.
Each...
Workers in Webster City Eligible for Assistance
WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley today noted that workers from Tasler, Incorporated, including on-site leased workers of Spherion Staffing, are eligible to apply for benefits under the Trade Adjustment Assistance program.
“This assistance will help provide workers with new skills and training so they can get...
Over $1 Million to Iowa Airports
WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has awarded nine grants totaling $1,862,491 to Iowa airports.
“This funding is to increase the safety and efficiency of these airports, as well as help provide important economic development...
China's Currency Manipulation
Today’s hearing provides an opportunity for the Committee to engage Secretary Geithner on the outcome of last month’s Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Beijing.
I have serious concerns about the direction that China’s government is taking with respect to its economic and trade policies.
I want to hear from the...
$200,000 to Loras College
WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded $200,000 in congressionally directed spending to Loras College.
Loras College will use the funds to purchase educational science equipment.
“Loras College students should benefit from the opportunities this funding...
$165,000 to Iowa Valley Community College
WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded $165,000 in congressionally directed spending to Iowa Valley Community College.
Iowa Valley Community College will use the funds to purchase equipment designed to improve health occupation...
$150,000 to Creodyne, LLC from the National Science Foundation
WASHINGTON - Senator Chuck Grassley today said that Creodyne, LLC in Ames has received a $150,000 competitive grant from the National Science Foundation.
Creodyne, LLC will use the money to fund the project, “SBIR Phase I: Electricity from Biometric Grass.”
The grant program...
$350,000 to Ames from Department of Transportation
WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration has awarded $350,000 to the Ames Transit Agency.
Ames will use the funds to design the Ames Intermodal Facility. The Intermodal
Facility will link public and private...
$400,000 to Clarke College
WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded $400,000 in congressionally directed spending to Clarke College.
Clarke College will use the money for its Doctor of Nursing Practitioner program, which may include equipment, technology and scholarships.
“Clarke...
Grassley Concerned Farmers Missing Farm Program Sign Up Due to Deadline Changes
WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley today asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to consider a late fee for agriculture producers who missed a sign up deadline for the Direct and Counter-cyclical Payment Program and the Average Crop Revenue Election Program.
Grassley said...
Newspaper names Grassley hardest working member of Congress
WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley today was named the hardest working member of Congress in The Hill newspaper, based on a survey of lawmakers, aides and other officials.
The Hill wrote that Grassley’s “work on government oversight remains consistent regardless of which party controls 1600...
Grassley Seeks Accounting of Treasury, IRS’ Use of Whistleblower Information on Potential Tax Evasion
WASHINGTON -- Senator Chuck Grassley today asked the Treasury secretary and IRS commissioner for an accounting of what U.S. government officials have done with information provided more than three years ago by a whistleblower regarding tax evasion. The U.S....
Grassley Seeks Accounting of Stimulus Spending for Clean Energy Jobs
WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley is asking the Department of Labor to account for the way federal tax dollars are being spent on clean energy jobs through the 2009 economic stimulus bill. Grassley said the stimulus package included $80 billion for clean energy jobs, yet the...
Grassley Announces $7,920 for Lamoni
WASHINGTON- Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Office of Rural Development has awarded a $7,920 grant to Lamoni through the Economic Impact Initiative Grant Program.
Lamoni will use the funds to purchase cameras and equipment for the city’s police...
$130,000 for University of Iowa
WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley said today that the U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a $130,000 grant to the University of Iowa.
According to the Department of Energy, the university will use the funds to study relativistic few-body hadronic-physics calculations.
Each year, thousands of local Iowa...
$84,945 to Iowa Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning Agency
WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention has awarded an $84,945 grant to the Iowa Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning Agency.
The Iowa Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning Agency will use the...
Q and A With Senator Grassley, $13 trillion of debt
Q. What does government spending that adds to the deficit and debt mean for the average American?
A. According to the Treasury Department, our total national debt now tops $13 trillion. That is $42,000 for each of the 309 million people living in the United States. Since...
$187,500 to University of Iowa from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
WASHINGTON –Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $187,500 competitive grant to the University of Iowa.
The university will use the money from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research to help fund...
Workers in Spencer Eligible for Assistance
WASHINGTON – Chuck Grassley today noted that workers from Merkel Freudenberg, Inc., subsidiary of Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership, Fluid Power Division, including on-site leased workers from Aventure Staffing, Spencer, IA, are eligible to apply for benefits under the Trade Adjustment Assistance...
More Than $1 Million in Loans and Grants to Iowa from USDA
WASHINGTON - Chuck Grassley today said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development has awarded 13 grants totaling $1,164,162 to Iowa through the Value-Added Producer Grant Program, which Grassley developed in 2000.
“I worked to create the Value Added Producers Grant...
