SARANAC LAKE â U.S. Sens. Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand announced Thursday that more than $1 million in federal funding is available to help businesses in the region recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The money will set up the Adirondack North Country Associationâs Center for Pandemic Response, a project to work with local businesses navigating the post-pandemic comeback in crafting recovery plans and build resilience into the regional economy. The senators said in a statement that the $1,013,534 in funding translates into at least 210 jobs created and 1,425 more preserved. ANCA covers Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties, as well as Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Herkimer, Saratoga, Warren and Washington counties.