Black Belt communities in funding package from Terri Sewell

Multiple communities in the Black Belt were part of a Fiscal Year 2024 government funding package secured by Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07). 

13 projects in the seventh district are expected to benefit from a package of $13.1 million, said an announcement from Sewell on Wednesday. 

“Since day one, it has been my mission to bring more resources and better opportunities to the people of Alabama’s 7th Congressional District, and with this year’s government funding package, that is exactly what we are doing!” she said.

“This $13.1 million is the culmination of months of hard work, and we are thrilled that this funding is now on its way to our community. From healthcare to public safety to infrastructure, these projects respond directly to some of the most pressing needs of our district and will help reverse decades of disinvestment.”

The following from the Black Belt were part of the funding: 

Montgomery

$500,000 to "revitalize and connect" communities in the City of Montgomery.

Dallas

$1,666,279 to the City of Selma to revitalize infrastructure within a 12-block area of the downtown area.

Hale

$1,000,000 for the Hale County Healthcare Authority for the Hale County Hospital to expand its capacity to provide health services to rural and underserved communities in the Black Belt.

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Marengo

$2,700,000 for a new FEMA storm shelter in Demopolis.

Sumter

$500,000 for the Black Belt Development and Conservation Resource Center in Livingston to for rural innovation and entrepreneurship.

Pickens

$637,195 to construct a new 911 emergency communications facility in the county.

Choctaw

$1,000,000 toward a facility in the Town of Pennington to serve as a community center, disaster recovery, emergency response, and a resources center.

Wilcox

$959,752 to install water lines and "ensure a safe and reliable" source of potable water.