MONTGOMERY — Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $100,000 grant to Auburn University Montgomery for a program that offers crime-prevention training for law enforcement officers and community groups statewide. Grant funds will assist the Alabama Crime Prevention Clearinghouse in identifying and delivering a minimum of 30 one-day training sessions hosted in locations around Alabama. The […]
MONTGOMERY — Gov. Ivey has awarded $276,803 in grant funds to help the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences purchase equipment and supplies to increase its capacity to assist with criminal investigations statewide. The department is the sole provider of forensic testing services to over 450 law enforcement agencies throughout the state. It is using the […]
MONTGOMERY — Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $150,000 grant to assist a program that aims to help newly released inmates overcome drug and alcohol addictions. The grant funds will be used for an outpatient program at Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Centers Inc.’s Zukoski Center. The goal of the program is to reduce substance […]
MONTGOMERY— Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $350,000 grant to establish a mental health facility and boost employment in the town of Brantley. The Community Development Block Grant will provide water and sewer services for South Central Alabama Mental Health to construct a rural crisis diversion center. The estimated $10 million facility will employ 65 […]
MONTGOMERY — Homeowners whose houses were damaged by hurricanes Sally or Zeta in 2020 can begin applying today for grant money to help with remaining damage. The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is administering the Home Recovery Alabama Program, which assists property owners by providing funds to repair, reconstruct or replace single-family homes […]
MONTGOMERY— Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $200,000 grant to create new jobs in Brewton. The Community Development Block Grant will provide water service for Provalus, a company specializing in business technology and support. Provalus plans to hire 300 workers. Provalus, which located in Brewton in 2018, had originally planned to construct a building in […]
MONTGOMERY — Gov. Kay Ivey has announced a $350,000 grant to improve sewer service and eliminate a public health concern in the city of Fayette. Funds from the Appalachian Regional Commission will be used to replace a major component of the town’s sewer system. The affected area serves 107 households and two major industries. “This […]
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded three grants totaling $116,500 to provide youth in several east Alabama counties with the structure and guidance they need to achieve success in and out of the classroom and become productive citizens. The juvenile justice grants will fund programs affecting youth in Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, DeKalb, Etowah, Lee […]
MONTGOMERY— Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded grants totaling $66,000 to support programs that aim to prevent youth crime and recidivism in five northwest Alabama counties. The grants will support programs that provide mentoring and counseling to youth and their parents who have been referred through the juvenile justice system with a goal of reducing further […]
MONTGOMERY— Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded grants totaling $166,321 to support programs that aim to prevent youth crime and recidivism in Jefferson, Shelby and St. Clair counties. The grants will support four programs that provide mentoring and counseling to youth and their parents who have been referred through the juvenile justice system with a goal […]
