ADECA awards $17 million for community improvement projects

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) has awarded $17 million for community improvement projects, including multiple Black Belt counties and cities. 

“Probably no other grant program in Alabama has as widespread an impact or is as celebrated as Community Development Block Grants,” said Gov. Kay Ivey. “These grants help local governments take on much needed projects that make communities safer and better places to live. I am honored to award these grants that will help so many communities across our state.”

See below for a list of Black Belt communities that received grants: 

Bullock County – $500,000 to resurface and improve 16 roads throughout the county.

Demopolis – $500,000 to make street and drainage improvements along Fairview Avenue and Cedar Crest Drive.

Eufaula- $400,000 to demolish and clear approximately 55 abandoned and dilapidated structures in and around the middle of the city.

Marion — $500,000 to resurface Lincoln Heights and several side streets.

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Sumter County – $500,000 to provide public water services to almost 160 households in the Ward and Siloam communities.

Tuskegee- $500,000 to make water and street improvements along North Church Street and make curb, gutter and sidewalk repairs and upgrade water lines.

Brundidge- $400,000 to make improvements at the city’s wastewater treatment facility.

Camden – $400,000 to upgrade several roads and sewer system with much of it in the Deer Creek area.

Choctaw County – $500,000 to make road improvements on Melvin Cutoff Road and improving an area prone to washouts.

“The Community Development Block Grant Program is a competitive process in which local governments examine their most pressing needs and submit applications,” ADECA Director Kenneth Boswell said.

“ADECA is pleased to join Gov. Ivey in awarding these grants for projects that will improve the quality of life in these 41 communities. While there are simply not enough funds to award a grant for every project submitted, all applicants should be commended for their dedication to serving their communities.”