An investigation by the Associated Press has revealed that Health and Human Services grants totaling about $2.2 million between 2006 and 2010 partially funded employee salaries and utility expenses as the Iowa Family Policy Center fought gay marriage.
The grant also paid for marriage counseling, though, according to one University of Iowa researcher who consulted on the grants, the IFPC refused to provide services to same-sex couples.
HHS documents reveal that in the final grant year, ended Sept. 30, the group used $192,000 of the money to pay part of the salaries and benefits of five employees, including longtime President Chuck Hurley, an activist known for lobbying and campaigning for a conservative Christian agenda.
The IFPC is part of the Iowa Family Leader, headed by Bob Vander Plaats, who is said to be paid about $120,000 per year.
Your tax dollars at work:
Video made by Iowa Family Policy Center in 2007
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