U.S. Representative Robert Aderholt announced Wednesday that he has requested more than $56 million in federal funding for community projects throughout his district.
Aderholt, who sits on the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, announced that the projects have been approved in committee and await passage on the House floor.
“These projects are about strengthening our infrastructure, supporting our rural communities, and investing in the future of Alabama’s Fourth District,” Aderholt said.
“From modernizing transportation, to expanding healthcare access, from boosting workforce training to enhancing economic development, these investments will directly benefit the people who call our communities home. I am committed to seeing these priorities through as the FY26 process moves forward,” the congressman continued.
Funding requests, if approved, would go toward 15 transportation and sanitation infrastructure, education and health services projects throughout Alabama’s 4th congressional district.
“I have long said that I want to make sure the people of the Fourth District get a fair share of the money they send to Washington in federal taxes, and these projects are a clear example of that commitment in action,” said Aderholt.
Transportation funding requests include $5 million for capacity expansions at Albertville Regional Airport and $8.5 million to replace the terminal at Tuscaloosa National Airport.
The congressman has also requested $7 million to replace a one lane bridge in Waterloo, $5 million for a feasibility study for creating a north and southbound corridor linking the Muscle Shoals area with U.S. Interstate 22, $13.5 million to replace the St. Bernard Bridge in Cullman and over $1.5 million to resurface County Roads 57 and 61 in Winston County.
Education funding requests made by the congressman include $1.5 million for the creation of a public “multipurpose complex” in Lauderdale County to “expand agricultural education, workforce training and economic development opportunities” for the region, and more than $1 million for career and technical education equipment for the Walker Area Community Foundation in Jasper.
Aderholt has also requested more than $2.5 million for the construction of ten “micro homes” alongside a childcare center and tornado shelter on Wallace State Community College’s campus in Hanceville, more than $250,000 for nursing school equipment for Northeast Alabama Community College and more than $400,000 for 3D printing equipment for Snead State Community College.
Additionally, Aderholt requested more than $2 million to eliminate failing septic tanks near Lake Guntersville and implement new sanitary sewer services.
Funding requests to go toward medical equipment and services consist of more than $5.5 million to build a health clinic in Fayette, $1 million for a new CT scanner at UAB St. Vincent’s Blount in Oneonta and more than $1 million for Northwest Regional Health in Winfield to replace an MRI machine and “enhance diagnostic imaging capabilities” for the hospital.
“I’m proud to ensure that Alabama’s Fourth District gets a fair share of the money they send to Washington in federal taxes, and these projects are a clear example of that commitment in action,” Aderholt wrote in a post on X. “This investment will improve infrastructure, support local economies, and build a better future.”
If passed by the House, funding requests must progress through the U.S. Senate before final passage.
