The Lake County Sheriff Department received a $85,417 Block Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance on October 1, 2018 to support the PROJECT SAFE STREETS NORTHWEST INDIANA program through September 30, 2022. The funding supports the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG Program) goal of providing additional personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual support, training, technical assistance, and information systems for criminal justice. Specifically, the Lake County Sheriff Department will utilize the funding to provide additional resources for criminal justice initiatives in Crown Point, Indiana through September 2022.