ALLEN COUNTY — Governor Mike DeWine plans to allocate astir $5 cardinal for Justice Assistance grants successful Ohio. The grants funded done the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s Office of Criminal Justice Services tin beryllium utilized for assistance, strategical planning, instrumentality and research.

Allen and Auglaize were included successful the 57 counties that were awarded the assistance.

Allen County was awarded $80,344.75 for projects successful the Big Brothers Big Sisters of West Central Ohio and the Allen County Sheriff’s Office.

Auglaize County was awarded $8,247.50 for projects successful the Auglaize County Sheriff’s Office.

“Local communities each person varying needs erstwhile it comes to combatting transgression and these grants are tailored to enactment transgression prevention initiatives that volition marque the astir quality successful each community,” said DeWine successful a caller property release.