Winona County’s Sheriff’s Office/Emergency Management division is accepting a 2024 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s Homeland Security and Emergency Management division. The grant contract A‑EMPG‑2024‑WINONACO‑070 provides 22,971 in federal funds, matched dollar‑for‑dollar by county spending (22,971), to support the Emergency Management Coordinator’s wages and benefits and broader emergency management operations that occurred in 2024, with an effective period from January 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026. Although the funds largely reimburse existing staff costs, the award underscores a stable funding stream for planning, preparedness, and response projects, and confirms that Winona County has an active emergency management program led by Director Ben Klinger. Vendors offering planning support, training, exercises, mass notification, situational awareness tools, and emergency operations technology can leverage this as a relationship and funding signal for current and future capabilities, including future EMPG cycles.

Winona County has applied for and received EMPG funding for over 25 years; match is from Emergency M...