WASHINGTON -- Indiana is getting more than $35 million in stimulus money for law enforcement activities, including $123,461 for Richmond and Wayne County, the White House announced today.

The money can be used to hire officers, pay for drug and gang task forces, crime prevention and domestic violence programs and other initiatives.

President Barack Obama, in Columbus, Ohio, to announce the law enforcement stimulus effort, said the money will both help the economy and make the nation more secure.

“By keeping police officers on the streets whose jobs were threatened by budget cuts and ensuring states and municipalities have the tools and equipment necessary to fight crime," Obama said, "this money will simultaneously help jump-start the American economy and protect our citizens.”

The funding comes through an existing federal program to help law enforcement offices. It's distributed based on a formula of population and violent crime statistics that also includes a minimum allocation for states and territories.

Sixty percent of the money goes directly to the state of Indiana and 40 percent is set aside for local governments.

Indiana state government is getting nearly $22 million.

Indianapolis is getting $6.4 million, the next largest chunk in the state.

The state and local governments will have to report how they're spending the money. The spending can be tracked at www.recovery.gov .