THE INVESTMENT WILL PROVIDE FOR A DISASTER RESILIENCY PLANNER, WHO WILL LEAD EFFORTS IN THE NINE COUNTIES THAT COMPRISE THE PENNYRILE AREA DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT TO IMPLEMENT THE DISTRICT?S CEDS GOALS RELATING TO RESILIENCY AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITIES RELATIVE TO DISASTER/EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND COORDINATION WITH FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES. THE INVESTMENT WILL ALSO PROVIDE FOR PURCHASE OF DRONES THAT WILL BE UTILIZED BY MEMBER JURISDICTIONS DURING EMERGENCY AND DISASTER SITUATIONS.