Agencies in the Southern District of Indiana were awarded more than $5.6 million in Department of Justice grants to fight and prevent violent crime.The grants are part of more than $458 million in funding to support state, local, and tribal law enforcement efforts to combat violent crime all across the U.S. Of the more than $458 million awarded nationwide, the Office of Justice Program’s Bureau of Justice Assistance made 1,094 grants totaling more than $369 million to support efforts in enforcement, prosecution, adjudication, detention, and rehabilitation. Vanderburgh County was among the recipients receiving nearly $600,000.