Low-Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP)
Local agencies receive $2.58 million to assist low-income families with utility costs
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 […]
Gov. Ivey awards grants to improve access to healthy food
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 […]
Gov. Ivey awards grant to help create new jobs in Guin
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 […]
ADECA publishes draft plan for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery funds for hurricanes Sally and Zeta
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 […]
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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