Indiana Code Title 5. State and Local Administration § 5-2-6-11

Sec. 11. Any two (2) or more local governmental entities, eligible entities, or entitlement jurisdictions may enter into agreements with one another for joint or cooperative action for the purposes of applying for, receiving, disbursing, allocating, and accounting for grants of funds made available by the United States government under Section 402(a)(5) of the Justice System Improvement Act of 1979,  1 and for any state funds made available for that purpose. Such agreements must include the proportion of the amount of required local funds that shall be supplied by each such local governmental entity, eligible entity, or entitlement jurisdiction. Such agreements may include provisions for the appointment of any officer or employee of one (1) of the units or jurisdictions to serve as the collection and disbursement officer for all of the units.