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Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced on Friday that a federal grant from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has been awarded to the Northwest Indiana Community Action Agency (NWICA).

The U.S. Department of Energy has announced that it will contribute about $98 million to help create a carbon storage hub at the BP Refinery in Whiting, Ind.

Elected officials in Northwest Indiana lauded the announcement of over $98 million in funds from the U.S. Department of Energy for a carbon capture and storage project by BP.

A project to build a carbon storage hub centered around BP's Whiting refinery has gotten a funding boost from the federal government. BP Carbon Solutions' Project Crossroads has been awarded $98,240,569 from the U.S. Department of Energy.

The U.S. Department of Energy will supply $98.24 million for a carbon storage hub at the BP Whiting Refinery that could lessen the greenhouse gas emissions of the heavy industry along Northwest Indiana's lakefront.

The Hobart Police Department was awarded $200,000 in funding from the Department of Justice to support officers’ mental health and well-being.

U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan announced the federal grant award Oct.19.

Four Region communities were awarded federal funding through the Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services, or COPS, office. 

According to a news release from U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan's office, the Porter County Sheriff's Office, the city of Hobart, Lake Station Community Schools and Valparaiso Community Schools all received funding. 

A group of Northwest Indiana organizations received grants from the Department of Justice to help improve safety efforts in their communities.

Congressman Frank Mrvan, who represents Indiana’s 1st congressional district, announced the federal grant awards.