News Releases

  • 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: $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: $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: $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: 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: 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...
  • 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...
  • 08.22.2008

    Grassley Q&A: College Savings Month   Q: What is College Savings Month? A: College Savings Month is designed to raise awareness and encourage Americans to save for educational expenses. It’s become increasingly important to save for college as increases in college tuition continue to exceed the rate of inflation, public assistance to students...