Congressman Pete Visclosky

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...

Congressman Visclosky announced today that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) grant in Hobart. The $355,370 grant includes four to six green infrastructure projects within the Deep River...

Congressman Pete Visclosky announced today that Michigan City will receive $602,943 under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. The CDBG program aims to develop communities by...

Congressman Pete Visclosky announced today that the Dyer Police Department and the Griffith Police Department will each receive $125,000 from the Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program. The COPS Hiring...

Congressman Pete Visclosky announced today that the Porter County Regional Airport will receive a $1,437,732 grant award from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Airport Director Kyle Kuebler stated, “This funding represents the third round...

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...

Congressman Pete Visclosky announced today that the National Park Service Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) has awarded a $200,000.00 grant to the Lake County Park Board for Deep River Park. The Lake County Park Board will use this funding to...

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...

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...

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...