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Gov. Ivey awards grant to help Tuscaloosa County prosecutors manage caseload
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $46,980 grant to the Tuscaloosa County District Attorney’s Office for software that will allow it to better manage the thousands of cases it handles each year. The funds from the Project Safe Neighborhoods program will be used to purchase a case management system to organize criminal cases […]
Gov. Ivey awards grant for program to help prison inmates end drug addictions
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $598,000 grant to the Alabama Department of Corrections to help prisoners overcome drug addictions that likely contributed to their incarceration. The funds will be used to operate Residential Substance Abuse Treatment programs at eight Alabama prisons. These treatment plans include a six-month program focused on ending the […]
Gov. Ivey awards $28 million in disaster recovery grants to seven south Alabama counties impacted by hurricanes
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded 10 grants totaling $28 million for projects in seven southern Alabama counties impacted by Hurricanes Sally and Zeta in 2020. These awards under the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery program will fund projects in Clarke, Dallas, Escambia, Marengo, Perry, Washington and Wilcox counties. The U.S. Department of […]
State surplus property auction begins online this Saturday, Feb. 7
MONTGOMERY – A wide array of items from trucks, boats and bicycles to electronics, fitness equipment and office furniture will be up for bid starting this Saturday in the latest online state surplus property auction. The Surplus Property Division of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs will hold the auction from 8 a.m. […]
Kenneth W. Boswell, Director

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Notices
2020 Hurricanes Sally and Zeta
Beginning March 1, 2026, the Public Action Plan Amendment 5 – Substantial for the CDBG-Disaster Recovery for Hurricanes Sally and Zeta may be viewed online here or at the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA), Suite 524, 401 Adams Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36104. The State will consider the views and comments of citizens in developing and finalizing the Substantial Amendment 5 to the Public Action Plan for the CDBG-Disaster Recovery for Hurricanes Sally and Zeta. Public comments will be taken and considered for a 30-day period beginning on March 1, 2026, and ending at the close of business on March 30, 2026. If you would like to provide a comment, have need of further information, or have a disability requiring special materials, services, or assistance, please contact Mr. Trent Williams at the ADECA office in Montgomery at DisasterRecovery@adeca.alabama.gov or at (334) 353-3409.
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