Today, Congressman Loebsack announced $1.8 million in FEMA funds from the Hazard Mitigation Program for Cedar County. These funds will be used for the acquisition of 23 homes and one commercial building. This project will protect the community from future damages while reducing emergency response and evacuation costs. “These funds come at a time when our families could use some help,” said Congressman Loebsack. “Families whose lives have been placed on hold will finally be able to begin to move ...
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Today, Congressman Dave Loebsack announced that the United States General Services Administration is awarding $15,031,393 for Ryan Companies of Cedar Rapids to begin construction of the new federal courthouse in Cedar Rapids. “For more than a decade, Cedar Rapids has needed a new courthouse and I am pleased to announce further funding that will provide Iowans a new, modern, and safe courthouse facility,” said Congressman Loebsack. “This funding represents a critical step toward revitalizing and ...
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Today, Iowa received an additional $516.7 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding. The total CDBG funding allocated to Iowa has been made available through the two 2008 Emergency Appropriations Acts which Congressman Dave Loebsack helped spearhead last fall in response to last summer’s flooding. “On my trips back to the district, I have been moved by the will and spirit of Iowans. These funds will help our struggling families and small businesses, and give them the tools they...
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Today, Congressman Loebsack announced $2,469,563 million in FEMA funds from the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program for the acquisition of flood damaged residential properties in Coralville. “This critical funding will hasten the recovery process for flood affected Coralville families and help give them the means to move forward,” said Congressman Loebsack. “This grant will provide the funding necessary to buy flood damaged property and will enhance the city’s efforts to protect the community from f...
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Congressman Loebsack announces $8.6 million in FEMA funds from the Hazard Mitigation Program for Iowa City. These funds will be used to help Iowa City acquire 39 homes and one vacant lot affected by last year’s flood. This acquisition will protect the community from future damages while reducing emergency response and evacuation costs. The properties, which include 39 homes and one vacant lot, are located on Taft Speedway, Park Road, Normandy Drive, and Eastmoor Drive in the Parkview Terrace nei...
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Congressman Dave Loebsack today announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has allocated $2.5 million in Recovery Act funds for a flood control feasibility study along the Cedar River in the City of Cedar Rapids. The funding will be used to fund a study to determine how the Corps of Engineers and the City of Cedar Rapids should move forward with a comprehensive flood damage reduction plan. The Army Corps also released funds for infrastructure improvements in Coralville, Iowa City, and the U...
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Congressman Loebsack announces $5.8 million in funds for water resource, infrastructure, and job creation projects. These funds will go to Rathbun Lake to repair roads and infrastructure, restore habitats, prevent sedimentation of the lake, improve water quality, and help with flood control. Over $4 million is allocated for road repair and $500,000 for restoration of the Rathbun Lake Habitat. These funds will enhance economic development opportunities and create jobs in an area that has been hit...
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Congressman Dave Loebsack will join President Obama in launching a new era of American service and volunteerism. The Serve America Act will help increase our nation’s preparedness in responding to hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and other disasters that have devastated communities in recent years. “My experiences working side by side with AmeriCorps members after the devastating floods of 2008 have shown me first-hand what a small, concerned group of individuals can do for an entire community,” s...
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Today, Congressman Dave Loebsack announces $28.7 million in Recovery Act funds to rebuild the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Bridge. This funding builds on Congressman Loebsack’s ongoing fight to secure federal funds to repair the bridge. Congressman Loebsack has been working with community leaders and members in Burlington as well as Senator Harkin to secure funds to rebuild the bridge since he was elected in 2006. “The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Bridge is integral not only t...
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I want to serve my constituents in any way I can. Whether you need help with a federal agency, are trying to find out if federal grants are available for your project, or are considering applying to a service academy. I hope all the information in this section will be helpful.
