Congressman Visclosky announced today that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded a grant that will benefit several volunteer fire departments in Porter County under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. Specifically, the …
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On Friday, July 28, 2017, Congressman Pete Visclosky announced that the winner of the 2017 Congressional Art Competition is Lily Jean Wall for her piece entitled Nikki and the runner-up is LaShawn Wise for his piece entitled Covered by Country. Lily Jean …
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Congressman Visclosky announced today that the City of Gary Fire Department has received a grant award under the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. The Gary Fire Department will receive a grant award of …
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Congressman Visclosky announced today that the City of Hobart has received a grant award under the Department of Justice’s Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program. The COPS Hiring Program provides funding directly to state, local, and …
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On Wednesday, September 28, Congressman Visclosky announced that the Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has moved the South Shore expansion forward into the Project Development phase. Congressman Pete Visclosky stated, “I …
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Congressman Visclosky announced today that the Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has awarded a grant for the Michigan City Municipal-Phillips Field Airport. The $150,000 grant award will fund an environmental assessment of any …
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Congressman Visclosky announced today that the Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded a grant to improve the East Chicago Train Station. The $2,698,028 grant has been awarded to the Northern Indiana Commuter …
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Congressman Visclosky announced today the students who have completed summer internships in his Washington, D.C., office. Alexis Berdine is a Crown Point High School graduate and is currently attending the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State …
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Congressman Visclosky announced today that the Environmental Protection Agency’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) has awarded a grant for the City of East Chicago. The $175,000 grant will install green infrastructure at Jeorse Park to reduce …
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Congressman Pete Visclosky announced that the winner of the 2016 Congressional Art Competition is Vanessa Garcia for her piece entitled Indiana Treasures. Vanessa Garcia’s artwork will be on display in the U.S. Capitol building until June 2017, and it will …
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