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Gov. Ivey awards COVID-19 Community Development Block Grants to three southwest Alabama counties
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a total of $1 million to help three southwest Alabama counties as they work to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Washington County was awarded $300,000, Wilcox County was awarded $200,000 and Escambia County was awarded $550,000. The awards are part of more than $40 million allocated to Alabama […]
Gov. Ivey awards COVID-19 recovery funds to city of Florence
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $500,000 to the city of Florence to assist in that city’s continued recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The award is part of more than $40 million allocated to Alabama under a special Community Development Block Grant program funded from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) […]
Gov. Ivey announces grant to improve sewer services in Gordo
MONTGOMERY —Gov. Kay Ivey has announced a $163,484 grant to help the town of Gordo improve a municipal service and alleviate a potential health hazard. Funds from the Appalachian Regional Commission will allow Gordo to replace three sanitary sewer pump stations. Pump stations are a necessary mechanism to ensure proper flow of sewage from residences […]
Gov. Ivey announces grant to improve water services in Blountsville
MONTGOMERY —Gov. Kay Ivey has announced a $200,000 grant to provide more reliable water service to multiple businesses and houses in the town of Blountsville. Funds from the Appalachian Regional Commission will enable the Blountsville Utilities Board to replace an old water line along a north section of U.S. 231 in the town. The line […]
Kenneth W. Boswell, Director
The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) is committed to positively impacting Alabama communities through the agency’s grant programs and services that aim to spur community development and economic development.
Through partnerships with local governments, nonprofit groups, state and federal agencies, and other agencies, the men and women of ADECA work every day to improve the quality of life for Alabamians.
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