Liz Montgomery is reporting for Porcupine Soup state officials announced July 25, that $387 million is being passed on to 1,452 local governments across New York as the second half of pandemic recovery funds. The money is from the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund, part of the American Rescue Plan Act. The fund provides relief for smaller local governments who shared in the public health response. Last summer, localities collected half of their designated funding and are now receiving an identical amount. Greene County received a total of around $4.8 million ― roughly $2.4 million in 2021, with another $2.4 million scheduled to be received in late July and early August. Under the legislation, larger municipalities received their funding directly from the U.S. Treasury Department, while the state is responsible for distributing allocations to non-entitled units of government that did not receive a direct payment. The funds can be used to support public health expenditures; address negative economic impacts caused by the public health emergency; replace the revenue lost due to the pandemic; provide premium pay for essential workers; and invest in water, sewer, and broadband infrastructure. Allocations for Greene County municipalities were made on a per capita basis, ranging from a grant of $771, 300 to the town of Catskill to just under $49,000 to the village of Hunter. The town of Walcott declined funding. Read the full story at porcupine soup [dot] com.