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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.