On Wednesday, September 30, 2015, the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA), under the U.S. Department of Commerce, announced a $3,000,000 award to the City of Gary for investing in Buffington Harbor Drive infrastructure. According to the...
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Visclosky Announces HHS Awards for Community Health Centers
Congressman Pete Visclosky announced today that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded grants to four Northwest Indiana community health centers. The grants are under the Health Center Cluster program. The funding aims to...
Read MoreVisclosky Announces FAA Award for the Michigan City Municipal Airport
Congressman Pete Visclosky announced today that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded a $256,284.00 grant to the Michigan City Municipal Airport. This federal funding under the FAA’s Airport Improvement Program (AIP) will be used to...
Read MoreVisclosky Announces U.S. Department of Transportation Funding for Transit-Oriented Development Planning Activities for the South Shore Railroad Extension
Congressman Pete Visclosky announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) with $300,000 to implement transit-oriented development planning activities for the...
Read MoreVisclosky Announces Awards from the Drug-Free Communities Support Program
Congressman Pete Visclosky announced today that three Northwest Indiana organizations will receive $125,000 each from the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program. This program is directed by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy...
Read MoreVisclosky Announces 2015 Grant to Purdue University North Central
Congressman Pete Visclosky announced that the United States Department of Education has awarded a $289,901 grant to Purdue University North Central. “I congratulate Chancellor Dworkin and the entire Purdue University faculty and staff for ensuring...
Read MoreVisclosky Tours CIVS at Purdue University Calumet During Canstruction Virtual Camp
On July 20, Congressman Pete Visclosky joined Lisa Daugherty, CEO and President of Lake Area United Way, and Dr. Chenn Zhou, Executive Director at the Center for Visualization through Simulation (CIVS), in the launch of the newly designed...
Read MoreCongressman Visclosky Announces Nearly $1.5 Million to NorthShore Health Centers
Congressman Pete Visclosky announced today that Portage-based NorthShore Health Centers will receive $1,498,801.00 in continuation funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This federal funding will allow NorthShore to continue...
Read MoreVisclosky Invites High School Students to Participate in Congressional Art Competition
Congressman Pete Visclosky invites all high school students from Indiana’s First Congressional District to participate in the 2015 Congressional Art Competition, “An Artistic Discovery”. Each year, Members of the United States House of...
Read MoreVisclosky Announces $2.6 Million in HUD Funding
Congressman Visclosky announced grant awards from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to the Gary, East Chicago, Hammond, and Michigan City Housing Authorities under the Capital Fund Program. “I commend the efforts made by...
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