Congressman Pete Visclosky

Visclosky Announces Grant Award for City of Hammond Fire Department

Visclosky Announces Grant Award for City of Hammond Fire Department Congressman Visclosky announced today that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded a grant to the City of Hammond Fire Department under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. The $621,164 grant award will be used to...

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Visclosky Announces Grant Award for Porter County Volunteer Fire Departments

Visclosky Announces Grant Award for Porter County Volunteer Fire Departments 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....

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Visclosky Announces Winners of the 2017 Congressional Art Competition

Visclosky Announces Winners of the 2017 Congressional Art Competition 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...

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Visclosky Announces Grant Award for City of Gary Fire Department

Visclosky Announces Grant Award for City of Gary Fire Department 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...

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Visclosky Announces COPS Hiring Program Grant Award for the City of Hobart

Visclosky Announces COPS Hiring Program Grant Award for the City of Hobart 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,...

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Visclosky Announces Project Development Status for South Shore Expansion

Visclosky Announces Project Development Status for South Shore Expansion 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...

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Visclosky Announces FAA Grant Award for the Michigan City Municipal-Phillips Field Airport

Visclosky Announces FAA Grant Award for the Michigan City Municipal-Phillips Field Airport 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...

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Visclosky Announces FRA Grant Award to Improve the East Chicago Train Station

Visclosky Announces FRA Grant Award to Improve the East Chicago Train Station 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...

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Visclosky Announces Students Who Have Completed Summer Internships in Washington, D.C., Office

Visclosky Announces Students Who Have Completed Summer Internships in Washington, D.C., Office 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...

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Visclosky Announces GLRI Grant Award for the City of East Chicago

Visclosky Announces GLRI Grant Award for the City of East Chicago 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...

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