Over 200,000 Alabama students have been connected to broadband service through the ABC for Students Program. Governor Kay Ivey committed Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to deliver free internet access to eligible K-12 students in their homes this school year. The State of Alabama is using the funds to purchase internet […]
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded six grants totaling $283,425 to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in north central Alabama. The funding helps continue support services provided by nonprofit organizations and helps specialized law enforcement units that investigate and prosecute domestic violence crimes. “For anyone dealing with domestic violence or sexual […]
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded five grants totaling $125,884 to help ensure victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in east Alabama continue to receive needed assistance. The funds will help support the work of four nonprofit organizations and a district attorney’s domestic violence unit. “Domestic violence and sexual assault are terrible crimes […]
MONTGOMERY— Seventeen nonprofit agencies across Alabama whose primary focus is to assist domestic violence victims will receive additional financial assistance through the state’s Domestic Violence Trust Fund, Gov. Kay Ivey announced. The trust fund was created by the Alabama Legislature in 2015 and endorsed by then Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey, who continues her support of […]
MONTGOMERY — Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $238,268 grant to the state Department of Forensic Sciences to upgrade equipment that will improve evidence gathering and timeliness in investigations. “The Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences is called on daily by law enforcement agencies throughout Alabama to analyze crucial information critical to investigations,” Gov. Ivey said. […]
MONTGOMERY— Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $350,000 grant to help a Cullman manufacturer expand and provide 125 jobs in the city. The city will use the Community Development Block Grant to provide road improvements and improve traffic safety to a main thoroughfare to REHAU Inc. The company produces plastic-injection products that are used in […]
MONTGOMERY—Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded grants totaling $3.5 million to help low-income households in Jefferson County with utility costs during the winter and summer months. The two grants are helping the Jefferson County Committee for Economic Opportunity provide emergency assistance to help low-income families heat and cool their homes in 2021.The program gives priority to […]
MONTGOMERY— Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $258,000 grant to help a Tuscaloosa County industry expand and create 162 immediate jobs, while allowing an Alabama automobile manufacturer to rev up its production of electric powered vehicles. Tuscaloosa County will use the Community Development Block Grant to provide infrastructure needed by Schnellecke Logistics Alabama to locate […]
MONTGOMERY— A $500,000 grant awarded by Gov. Kay Ivey will help provide more than 100 jobs in the city of Sulligent while creating additional economic opportunities in west Alabama. The Community Development Block Grant will help Sulligent renovate a commercial building that will be used by Resource Fiber, a company that manufactures sustainable bamboo building […]
MONTGOMERY— Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $500,000 grant to help a Cullman industry continue its expansion and hire at least 50 new employees. The Community Development Block Grant will help Reliance Worldwide Corp. expand its distribution center. Once the expansion is completed, Reliance Worldwide, which produces water control and plumbing products, will occupy more […]
