THE INVESTMENT WILL SUPPORT THE REGIONAL DISASTER COORDINATOR POSITION, WHICH IS CRUCIAL TO RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY EFFORTS IN THE EIGHT COUNTIES THAT COMPRISE THE KENTUCKY RIVER AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. THROUGH THE REGIONAL DISASTER COORDINATOR POSITION, LOCAL COMMUNITIES WILL RECEIVE THE SUPPORT NEEDED TO FOCUS ON VARIOUS DISASTER RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY PROJECTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE POSITION WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REGION?S DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PLAN AND HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN. THE INVESTMENT WILL ALSO PROVIDE FOR PURCHASE OF TWO DRONES AND RELATED TRAINING THAT WILL FACILITATE DRONE USE DURING DISASTER SITUATIONS AND FOR DATA COLLECTION AND MAPPING.