MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $47,000 grant to an organization that helps sex trafficking victims find safe shelter and restore their lives. The WellHouse, a rescue and recovery organization based in St. Clair County, houses women and girls who have been victims of the sex trafficking trade and are seeking help. “It […]
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $400,000 grant to the state Department of Human Resources to assist elderly people and disabled adults who are victims of abuse, neglect and exploitation. The grant will enable the department’s Adult Protective Services Division to remove victims from abusive environments and provide them with safe temporary housing. […]
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $80,000 to help provide services to victims of domestic violence, child abuse and other crimes in southeast Alabama. The funds have been allocated to three agencies serving eight Alabama counties. “If you are victim of a crime in southeast Alabama, there are agencies and people willing to […]
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MONTGOMERY— Gov. Kay Ivey has announced a $750,000 grant to bring 170 new jobs to Limestone County while enhancing travel in north Alabama. The grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission to the city of Athens will provide infrastructure necessary for a Buc-ee’s Travel Center that will be built off Interstate 65 at the Browns Ferry […]
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded more than $22 million to help Alabamians who are homeless or at-risk of becoming homeless during the COVID-19 pandemic obtain shelter and other assistance to get back on their feet. The funds from the federal Emergency Solutions Grant program will enable 15 regional agencies to provide shelter, legal […]
MONTGOMERY – Six nonprofit organizations that assist victims of abuse in central Alabama are receiving support in the form of $254,500 in grants from Gov. Kay Ivey. The grants will help the organizations continue to offer shelter, support groups and other assistance to victims of domestic violence, child abuse and sexual assault. “Abuse of any […]
A $500,000 Community Development Block Grant awarded through ADECA helps a disposable glove manufacturer expand and upgrade, saving jobs in Fayette, AL. The company, Showa Best Glove Inc., has seen demand for its gloves skyrocket during COVID-19. News release announcing the grant to Showa Best Glove Inc.
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded grants totaling $127,722 to help six law enforcement agencies in northeast Alabama purchase new or update existing equipment. “New equipment can help police and sheriff’s deputies be better prepared for what they may face on any given day as they work to protect and serve our communities,” Gov. […]
The Community Development Block Grant is one of the best-known programs managed at the state level by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs. Gov. Kay Ivey has proclaimed April 5-9, 2021 as Community Development Week in Alabama in recognition of the positive impacts that the CDBG program has brought to Alabama communities in […]
