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Indiana will receive $187 million to expand its broadband capacity under the American Rescue Plan, connecting more than 50,000 Hoosiers to high-speed broadband internet, as announced by the U.S. Treasury Department Tuesday. 

The Portage Fire Department will receive $201,192 to obtain critically needed resources to equip and train emergency personnel and enhance their operational efficiencies. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced the federal grant award through the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program.

The Silos at Sanders Farm industrial complex represents a $225 million investment in Merrillville, but the project carries other meaning.

U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan described it as a “beacon of hope” because of the many construction jobs the project will create.

Ivy Tech is getting some federal funding to help students from disadvantaged backgrounds finish college. Ivy Tech's Lake County Campus has gotten more than $323,420 from the U.S. Department of Education's Talent Search Program. That will be used "to provide academic, career, and financial counseling," according to an announcement from U.S.

First-generation college students living in Northwest Indiana, and others similarly struggling to pursue higher education, may find an easier route to academic success thanks to programs and services made possible by a federal grant.

The Miller Beach Arts & Creative District landed a state grant to promote arts and creativity in the Steel City.

The arts group hosts exhibits, film screenings, lectures and other cultural programs at the Marshall J. Gardner Center for the Arts at 540 S. Lake St. in Gary's lakefront Miller Beach neighborhood. It also stages the popular Miller Beach Farmer's Market.

U.S. Rep. Tony Cárdenas, D-Calif., put it bluntly — "Democrats are horrible about talking about our victories."

U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, spent Tuesday on the beach, but it wasn’t just for fun. He toured a series of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects in Northwest Indiana to see federal dollars at work.