ELKHART COUNTY, Ind. -- The United States Attorney's Office announced a Department of Justice grant award of $450,000 to Elkhart County to, "help build continuums of care to support youth success in the Northern District of Indiana."

The grant was awarded by the Department’s Office of Justice Programs through the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s 'Building Local Continuums of Care to Support Youth Success' initiative and is part of more than $17 million being awarded to communities across the country.

“I am delighted to announce this award since bolstering both prevention and intervention resources is a cornerstone strategy for my District," United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson said. "This grant award is aimed at reducing youth involvement in violence and decreasing recidivism rates which aligns with my commitment to increase public safety of District residents.”