Low-Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP)
Gov. Ivey announces nearly $1.8 million to improve Alabama parks
MONTGOMERY— Gov. Kay Ivey has announced grants totaling nearly $1.8 million to improve outdoor recreational facilities in nine Alabama communities. The awards, made through the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund, support projects to build splash pads, playgrounds, ballfields, trails and to upgrade existing outdoor amenities. Additional LWCF awards are expected to be announced later. […]
Local agencies receive $4.4 million in grants to weatherize homes for elderly, low-income residents
MONTGOMERY—Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded grants totaling $4.4 million to assist low-income and elderly Alabama residents with weatherizing their homes to lower energy costs. The grants support Alabama’s Weatherization Assistance Program which provides funds to improve the energy efficiency and safety of qualifying homes. Priority is given to people with disabilities, the elderly and low-income […]
Gov. Ivey awards grants to fight illegal and abused drugs in Alabama
MONTGOMERY— Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $1.88 million to continue the fight against illegal drugs and drug-related crime in Alabama. Gov. Ivey awarded $235,775 each to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and the state’s seven regional drug task forces. Combined, the groups are known as the Alabama Drug Enforcement Task Force. The groups will use […]
Gov. Ivey awards grant to help drug offenders in five counties overcome addictions
MONTGOMERY — Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $149,606 grant for a program that provides treatment to help those who have pled guilty in drug courts in five counties overcome the drug addictions that place them at-risk of reentering the criminal justice system. The grant will help the RCA Foundation continue its Court Connected Drug […]
Kenneth W. Boswell, Director
The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) is committed to positively impacting Alabama communities through the agency’s grant programs and services that aim to spur community development and economic development.
Through partnerships with local governments, nonprofit groups, state and federal agencies, and other agencies, the men and women of ADECA work every day to improve the quality of life for Alabamians.
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