MONTGOMERY— Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $350,000 grant to the Coffee County Commission to provide a home for Alabama veterans while creating more than 200 jobs. Infrastructure improvements through the Community Development Block Grant will help lay the foundation for the Command Sergeant Major Bennie G. Adkins State Veterans Home which is being built […]
MONTGOMERY — New electric-vehicle charging stations may be coming to a community near you, thanks to more than $2.45 million in grants awarded by Gov. Kay Ivey. The 18 grants awarded by the governor will be used for new charging stations along highways in several areas of the state. “As many of Alabama’s automobile manufacturers […]
MONTGOMERY— Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded grants totaling $464,029 to help local governments, public schools and nonprofit groups cut expenses by making their facilities more energy efficient. The grant recipients will replace outdated heating, cooling, lighting or other systems with modern and efficient equipment that is less expensive to operate. One grant is also being […]
MONTGOMERY — Laptops, office furniture, vehicles and even electric Zamboni floor sweepers are among the lots up for bid in the next online state surplus property auction starting this Thursday. The Surplus Property Division of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is hosting the auction via GovDeals.com starting at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. […]
MONTGOMERY— Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded grants totaling $2.58 million to help low-income households with home energy costs during the winter months. The grants will enable 18 community service agencies to provide funding to help low-income families heat their homes this winter. “As we enter the coldest months of the year, many low-income residents find […]
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded nearly $400,000 to help provide Alabamians with improved access to fresh and healthy foods. The 13 grants were awarded by the governor under the state’s Healthy Food Financing Program. The program offers assistance to help food providers, like food banks, with the resources needed to supply healthy foods […]
MONTGOMERY— A $272,650 grant awarded to the city of Guin will help provide new jobs for Marion County and beyond. The Community Development Block Grant funds will be used to provide infrastructure to assist KJS Forest Products in its plan to open a sawmill in the city. KJS will employ 18 people at the mill […]
MONTGOMERY — The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs on Tuesday published to its website a draft action plan for $501 million in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery funds. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development allocated the funds earlier this year. Most of the funds are designated by HUD for unmet […]
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $49,271 grant to help provide culturally-specific services to domestic violence victims in Madison County while reducing exposure to COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. AshaKiran Inc. will use the grant to provide training and education to shelter programs, first responders and other professionals who work with foreign-born victims […]
MONTGOMERY— Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $300,000 grant to help provide new jobs and increase commerce in the city of Hartselle. The Community Development Block Grant will provide infrastructure required for a Mapco Express to locate off Alabama Highway 36 and adjacent to Interstate 65. The combination gas station and convenience store will employ […]
