Grassley Welcomes Over $13.75 Million in Federal Funding to Support Iowa Communities

Grassley Welcomes Over $13.75 Million in Federal Funding to Support Iowa Communities

BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) welcomed news from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that Iowa will receive over $13.75 million in federal funding to benefit Iowans across the state, including Sioux, Clay and Lyon counties.

"Once again, President Trump is prioritizing the health and safety of Iowans. With this essential federal funding, communities across Iowa can continue to rebuild and to demonstrate their great resilience in the face of devastating storms," Grassley said. "It's encouraging to see the Trump administration keep delivering on its promises to the people of Iowa.

Details on the FEMA awards follow:

• Grand Avenue Community Outreach: $6,782,145.28 to fund permanent repairs, including to the residential and community building, as a result of severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds and tornadoes. Repairs will help restore the building to its pre-disaster design and will help reduce the risk of future damage by elevating the structure out of the floodplain.
• City of Rock Valley: $4,332,841.14 to fund permanent repairs due to severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds and tornadoes that severely damaged the city water treatment plant generator, sanitary sewer plants pumps, diffuser pipe, lift stations, wells, and sewer system screen pump.
• Lyon County Secondary Roads: $736,372.50 to fund the repair or replacement of bridge components, including unclassified fill, riprap, engineering fabric, approaches, revetment, wing walls and a pier as a result of severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds.
• City of Spencer: $545,106.56 to fund costs related to the management of Public Assistance grants as a result of severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds and tornadoes.
• City of Spencer: $357,752.81 to fund emergency protective measures to lessen the immediate threat to public health, safety and property as a result of severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds and tornadoes.
• Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management: $289,017.24 to fund emergency protective measures to lessen the immediate threat to public health, safety and property as a result of severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds and tornadoes.
• Rock Valley Community School District: $235,006.93 to fund emergency protective measures to lessen the immediate threat to public health and safety due to severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds and tornadoes.
• Rock Valley Community School District: $227,595 to fund the repair or replacement of the sports facility bleachers, grounds, fencing and other related components damaged in connection with severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds and tornadoes.
• Clay County Secondary Roads: $154,733.86 to fund jurisdiction wide debris removal operations as a result of severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds and tornadoes.
• Sioux County Conservation Board: $108,120.82 to fund the repair or replacement of building interiors and exteriors as a result of severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds and tornadoes.

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