Community agencies receive grants from ADECA for weatherization costs

13 community agencies throughout Alabama were granted funds by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) to assist residents with weatherization costs. 

Priority is given to those with disabilities, the elderly and low-income households with children. Funds were provided through the Weatherization Assistance Program. 

“Low-income families often have to choose between keeping their homes warm in the winter and cool in the summer over providing other basic necessities like food and medicine,” Gov. Kay Ivey said in an announcement. “These grants will help low-income households make beneficial upgrades that can significantly reduce their heating and cooling bills.”

The following serve communities in the Black Belt: 

• $306,944 to Community Service Programs of West Alabama Inc. (Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Pickens, Lamar, Sumter and Tuscaloosa counties) www.cspwal.com (205) 469-0397
• $356,803 to Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission (Autauga, Chilton, Dallas, Elmore, Macon, Perry, Russell and Shelby counties) www.carpdc.com (334) 262-4300
• $199,577 to Montgomery County Commission (Montgomery County) www.carpdc.com (334) 262-4300
• $365,256 to Organized Community Action Program Inc. (Bullock, Barbour, Butler, Coffee, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Lowndes and Pike counties) www.ocaptroy.org (334) 566-1712
• $349,249 to Mobile Community Action Inc. (Choctaw, Mobile and Washington counties) www.mcamobile.org (251) 457-5700
• $250,203 to Community Action Agency of South Alabama (Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Marengo, Monroe and Wilcox counties) www.caaofsa.org (251) 626-2646

“Weatherization upgrades can make a significant difference in making a home comfortable and in preserving energy,” ADECA Director Kenneth Boswell said. “ADECA is pleased to join Gov. Ivey in supporting these grants, which will help many Alabama families reap the benefits of lower energy bills.”