Gov. Ivey allocates over $46 million to assist low-income families in covering heating and cooling expenses

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs announced that Governor Kay Ivey will give more than $46 million in grants to multiple community service organizations to help low-income households with heating and cooling bills.

Eighteen organizations that provide emergency aid will receive the funds, according to ADECA.

“High energy bills can be an overwhelming burden for families that are already struggling to meet their basic needs,” Ivey said in a statement. “These grants will help low-income Alabama residents weather the cold winter ahead as well as the hot summer months to come.”

Local community agencies accept applications from residents seeking assistance through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. The awards are administered by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs using funding provided by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

“Adequate heating and cooling are essential in any household, particularly for the elderly and other vulnerable populations,” stated ADECA Director Kenneth Boswell. “ADECA joins Gov. Ivey in support of these community agencies that provide relief to those in need.”

Each award is listed below, along with the receiving agency, the counties it serves, and the agency’s contact information. Please keep in mind that the funding allocations announced today may not be immediately available for local use. Each community agency determines the application deadlines.

• $1.75 million to Community Action Agency of Northwest Alabama Inc. 256-764-5142 (Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale), caanw.org.
• $2.87 million: Community Action Partnership of Huntsville/Madison and Limestone Counties Inc. 256-907-1550, caa-htsval.org (Limestone, Madison).
• Walker County Community Action Agency Inc.: $743,945.
• $1.02 million to Community Action of Etowah County Inc. 256-546-9271, communityaction-etowah.org (Etowah).
• Talladega, Clay, Randolph, Calhoun, and Cleburne Counties Community Action Agency: $2.66 million. 256-352-6611 (Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, Talladega), communityactiontcrcc.com.
• $2.35 million to Community Action Partnership of Middle Alabama Inc. 205-755-1204, capmal.org (Autauga, Chilton, Elmore, Shelby).
• Chambers-Tallapoosa-Coosa Community Action Committee Inc.: $917,034. (Chambers, Coosa, Tallapoosa) 256-825-4287, cacctc.com.
• Montgomery Community Action Committee and Community Development Corporation Inc.: $2.73 million. 334-263-3474 (Montgomery), mcacinc.org.
• $1.99 million to Organized Community Action Program Inc. 334-566-1712, ocaptroy.com (Bullock, Butler, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Lowndes, Pike).
• Community Action Agency of Northeast Alabama Inc. (Blount, Cherokee, DeKalb, Jackson, Jefferson, Marshall, St. Clair): $9.94 million. 256-638-4430, caaneal.org.
• $4.46 million for Mobile Community Action Inc. (251-457-5700, mcamobile.org; Mobile, Washington).
• $1 million to Macon-Russell Community Action Agency Inc. 334-727-6100, mrcaa.org (Macon, Russell).
• Pickens County Community Action Committee and Community Development Corporation Inc.: $207,463.
• Southeast Alabama Community Action Partnership Inc. received $2.43 million in funding. 334-347-0881, southeastalabamacommunityactionpartnership.org (Barbour, Coffee, Geneva, Henry, Houston).
• South Alabama Community Action Agency: $3.05 million. 251-626-2646, caaofsa.org (Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Marengo, Monroe, Wilcox).
• $2.46 million to Community Action Partnership of North Alabama Inc. 256-355-7843, capna.org (Cullman, Lawrence, Marion, Morgan, Winston).
• $3.9 million to Community Service Programs of West Alabama Inc. 205-752-5429, cspwal.com (Bibb, Choctaw, Dallas, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Perry, Sumter, Tuscaloosa).
• Alabama Council on Human Relations Inc. (Lee) 334-821-8336, achr.com: $1.79 million.

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