Syracuse can now “push the play button” on three years’ worth of street paving, crack sealing and ADA-compliant sidewalk renovations, according to Doug Burgess, capital program management director for the Fort Wayne district of the Indiana Department of Transportation. Burgess and Mark Ober, the district’s project manager, presented a certificate acknowledging a $352,688 state grant …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Stream bank stabilization, habitat enhancement and watershed land treatment projects in Kosciusko County have received funds from the Department of Natural Resources Division of Fish & Wildlife’s Lake and River Enhancement program. The local projects were among 25 statewide projects receiving a total of $1,183,200. Chapman Lakes Foundation is working on a stream …read more.

WARSAW — Brightpoint has been awarded a grant in the amount of $6,000 by the Kosciusko County Community Foundation. These funds will be used for the Covering Kids and Families of Northeast Indiana (CKF-NEIN) program. The grant will be used to assist families and individuals with enrolling in health insurance programs. Brightpoint’s CKF program employs licensed …read more.

SILVER LAKE — Flooding has been an issue in areas around Silver Lake and, as of its regular meeting Wednesday evening, Aug. 10, the town council is one step closer to being able to apply for a grant to fix it. A representative from Project Resources was present to explain the grant process. In all, construction …read more.

WARSAW — The Pfleiderer Charitable Trust recently awarded Joe’s Kids $1,000 to be used for new therapy equipment for their new facility they plan to move to later this year. Joe’s Kids is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit clinic in Warsaw that provides physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy to children with special needs in Kosciusko …read more.

WARSAW — New extrication equipment and an opportunity to match dollar for dollar on street improvements were presented to the Warsaw Common Council Monday, July 18. Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory Chief Mike Wilson presented the new equipment, part of the department’s heavy duty rescue improvements for the year. Firefighter Travis Rowland briefly explained the equipment with …read more.

FORT WAYNE – Community Harvest Food Bank was awarded a $90,000 grant from the Lincoln Financial Foundation.

FORT WAYNE — Brightpoint has received a $25,000 grant from the Lincoln Financial Foundation to support the family development program. Family development is a voluntary, in-home program of supportive services that helps identify family strengths, desires and needs in order to accomplish specific goals. Lincoln Financial Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Lincoln Financial Group, believes …read more.

By ALEX BROWN Multimedia Journalist, Inside Indiana Business FORT WAYNE — A more than $125,000 grant from The Lutheran Foundation will support faith-based, outpatient therapy services for those with mental health needs at Parkview Behavioral Health. The grant will help with personnel costs for programs in Noble and Allen counties. Parkview says its faith-based, intensive …read more.

INDIANA — The Indiana Office of Tourism Development has awarded nearly $250,000 in competitive grants to local entities for 24 projects that will enhance and expand the Indiana tourism industry. With support from the Indiana General Assembly and Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann, IOTD developed these grant programs to boost initiatives that increase industry effectiveness, improve …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana is among 21 states that will receive federal grants to add more service station pumps for gasoline blends with more than 10 percent ethanol, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The amount of the grant is not known, but the agency said that Indiana will be able to add an estimated …read more.

MILFORD — The Milford Public Library is pleased to announce it has received a grant from The Dekko Foundation. The grant will fund ‘”A Little Love for Libraries Project,” which addresses the Milford Library’s current greatest need.

    WARSAW — Dozens of people with specific needs are going to have an easier time getting around thanks to a new van at Cardinal Services. The accessible, lift-equipped van was purchased with the help of grants from K21 Health Foundation and Esther Pfleiderer Charitable Trust. The van will be the primary transportation for …read more.

Indiana University has received a $900,000 grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Human Development to fund one of the first basic scientific investigations into potential connections between fever and the relief of autism symptoms. The study will be led by Jeffrey Alberts and Christopher Harshaw of the IU Bloomington …read more.