Buchanan, N.Y. – Entergy today announced they are accepting applications for funding through their Safety Responders Fund. The Safety Responders Fund has awarded more than $1 million to local fire, police, emergency medical response and other emergency management organizations since the program’s inception in 2009.

“This program, dedicated for local responders and emergency personnel in our surrounding communities, has been greatly received and appreciated by all those it has helped,” said John Ventosa, site vice president and Entergy’s top official at Indian Point.

The grant program is designed to help fund training and equipment purchases for first responders in the vicinity of Indian Point. Fifty-three separate applications have been approved for funding through the program to date.

For more information about the program or to apply, please visit www.safesecurevital.com and click on the community tab.

Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. Entergy owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, and it is the second-largest nuclear generator in the United States. Entergy delivers electricity to 2.8 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Entergy has annual revenues of more than $11 billion and approximately 15,000 employees.

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