More than $5.3 million in grants has been made available for Northwest Indiana to fund energy conservation projects, according to a news release from Rep. Pete Visclosky, D-Ind.
The grants from the U.S. Department of Energy have been made available through the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the release said. Grants will include projects such as retrofitting buildings to be more energy efficient, funding transportation programs and building systems to capture methane and greenhouse gas emissions.
The following government units will receive funding: Lake County will receive $2,979,700; Gary will receive $935,200; Hammond will receive $728,100; Porter County will receive $511,800; and Portage will receive $151,100.
In addition to what Lake County is receiving, the Indiana State Energy Office will receive $14,052,400. - By Times Staff
