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Purdue University Northwest’s (PNW) Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation (CIVS) along with industrial, education, federal and elected leaders gathered Oct. 11 to recognize a significant grant of nearly $10 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office to support decarbonization research, development and demonstration in the steel industry.
More federal funding aimed at spurring science and technology innovations appears to be headed to the Hoosier State.
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration designated an Indiana entity as one of the 31 initial Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs across the country.
The congressman for Northwest Indiana and the state's senior senator are working together to try to expand and improve adult education programs in the Hoosier State and across the country.
Bipartisan legislation filed Wednesday by, among others, U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, and U.S. Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., seeks to update the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) by providing more federal financial support for adult education, along with new pathways for adults in need of literacy or numeracy training to access it.
Hobart Police officers who need help with their mental health will get better access to it with a Department of Justice cash infusion.
This past Thursday, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced a federal grant award for the Hobart Police Department under the Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act program.
The Hobart Police Department will receive a $200,000 grant from the Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act program, according to a news release.
Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-01, announced the grant in a news release Thursday. The grant aims to improve the delivery and access of mental health and wellness resources, the release states.
The Hobart Police Department is looking to boost its support for its officers' mental health, thanks to a federal grant.
The Department of Justice has awarded the department $200,000 through its Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act program. That can be used for things like training, peer support, family resources and suicide prevention, according to a press release from U.S. Representative Frank Mrvan.
Parents who also are students attending the medical career training programs at the University of Saint Francis soon will have more child care options and perhaps one fewer roadblock to earning their degree.
The U.S. Department of Education recently awarded a grant totaling $65,700 to the Crown Point university to connect students with local, high-quality child care in the hope of improving student recruitment, retention and graduation rates.
The Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen (MachH2), a partnership of over 60 public and private entities across Indiana, Illinois and Michigan, will receive up to $1 billion in federal Department of Energy (DOE) funds for the development of hydrogen technology and infrastructure, the White House announced on Friday.
The news was celebrated by elected officials and industry leaders in Northwest Indiana who pushed for the funding, but prompted a skeptical reaction from environmental advocates who say that MachH2′s plans don’t do enough to fight climate change.
Indiana, Illinois and Michigan are landing $1 billion in funding for a Midwest Hydrogen Hub that could safeguard the future of local industry in a world that aims to eliminate carbon emissions.
The U.S. Department of Energy announced it would fund the Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen, or MachH2, hub, intended to create many sources of hydrogen production, including at the BP Whiting Refinery. The hydrogen could then be used at local steel mills to cut down on carbon emissions.