MONTGOMERY — Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $2.6 million to assist Alabamians who are homeless or in jeopardy of becoming homeless. The funds from the Emergency Solutions Grants program will assist local governments and nonprofit agencies in providing housing and other related services to homeless people or people facing homelessness, including those who are domestic […]
MONTGOMERY— Gov. Kay Ivey awarded a $500,000 grant to ensure the city of Clanton can maintain a safe and reliable water supply for its customers. Community Development Block Grant funds will be used to replace the Clanton Water Works and Sewer Board’s backup pump at its water supply site. The current diesel-powered backup pump, which […]
MONTGOMERY — Alabama’s proposal for deploying $1.4 billion in funds to further expand high-speed internet has received approval today from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. The funding, which comes through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program, or BEAD, was initially announced in 2023. As part of the federal requirements, Alabama and the other […]
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a grant of slightly more than $222,000 to provide training on traffic safety issues to prosecutors and local law enforcement officers throughout the state. The Alabama Office of Prosecution Services will use the grant to maintain the Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor Grant program. The program provides a veteran […]
MONTGOMERY — Gov. Kay Ivey has announced a $500,000 grant to ensure that the Oakman water system provides its customers with a reliable source of fresh water. The grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission will enable the Oakman Water Works to increase the size of its main water line, ensuring the system has adequate capacity […]
MONTGOMERY — Gov. Kay Ivey has announced a $200,000 grant to help the city of Lineville provide infrastructure needs that will help two local industries expand and provide additional jobs. Funds from the Appalachian Regional Commission will be combined with a $200,000 Community Development Block Grant awarded by Gov. Ivey in August to upgrade two […]
MONTGOMERY — Methods to reclaim and recycle Alabama’s coal ash sites are among the research projects funded through a $1.6 million package awarded by Gov. Kay Ivey to the state’s universities and research institutions. The eight grants from the Alabama Research and Development Enhancement Fund provide funds to help create advances in health and medicine, […]
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded just over $200,000 to the Alabama Department of Public Health for a campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of distracted driving. The campaign aims to reduce the number of children killed in distracted driving incidents by 10 percent. The Department of Public Health will work with schools […]
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded just over $172,000 for a program to encourage young people to practice safe driving on Alabama’s roads. Students Against Destructive Decisions Inc. will use the grant to fund the Addressing Mobility Safety with Alabama Teens Program. The goal of the program is to reach people under age 25 […]
MONTGOMERY — Gov. Kay Ivey has announced that the Charles Smith Park in Bridgeport will undergo a significant renovation thanks to a $499,894 grant from the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund. The grant will fund the first phase of the park’s revitalization, transforming the once vibrant, but now vacant park into a key recreational […]
