Raymond Pignone reports at Columbia-Greene Media that Greene County will receive more than $25,000 in federal funding to support local emergency planning and operational readiness, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced last week. The grant is part of an overall $7.6 million package for county emergency management agencies statewide for disaster response. The funding is made available through the annual federal Emergency Management Performance grant provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which supports training and exercises to acquiring emergency response resources. Hochul said in a statement, “County emergency managers need our support and this funding will support training efforts and allow agencies to access the resources necessary to respond to any type of disaster in their communities.” To receive the funding, Greene County officials may develop projects or initiatives that focus on addressing efforts identified by FEMA as needing improvement, including logistics and management planning, evacuation planning, disaster financial management, catastrophic disaster housing and emergency communications. Jackie Bray, commissioner of the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services said, “The federal funding will help county emergency managers enhance their preparedness efforts and keep New Yorkers safe.” Read the full story at HudsonValley360 [dot] com.