The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs announced Tuesday that Governor Kay Ivey has awarded roughly $43.8 million in home energy cost assistance grants for low-income Alabamians.
The grants set to be administered by ADECA will assist low-income Alabama residents in covering home heating and cooling costs during the winter and summer months.
The funding includes both regular ADECA Low-Income Energy Assistance Program allocations, made available through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and supplemental funding provided by the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed in 2021.
“The cost of heating a home during the coldest parts of winter and cooling it during the hottest parts of summer can pose a challenge for those who are most vulnerable and have extremely limited incomes,” Ivey said in a written statement. “These grants will ensure that help is available to those who need it most during extreme weather.”
“This program is meant to help people who have the lowest income and those who are most vulnerable, including the elderly, people with disabilities and young children,” ADECA Director Kenneth Boswell added. “ADECA stands with Gov. Ivey in supporting Alabamians who are in need of this emergency assistance.”
Eighteen local community action agencies will manage the LIHEAP grants at the local level. These organizations will receive applications from low-income individuals and families to help pay their heating and cooling costs.
ADECA emphasized that funding may not be immediately available for applications, as application periods are established by individual agencies.
The grant amounts for individual agencies alongside their areas of service and contact information are listed below.
- Community Action Agency of Northwest Alabama: $1.6 million for Colbert, Franklin and Lauderdale counties. 256-766-4330
- Community Action Partnership of Huntsville/Madison and Limestone Counties: $2.9 million for Limestone and Madison counties. 256-851-9800
- Walker County Community Action Agency: $623,646 for Walker County. 205-221-4010
- Community Action of Etowah County: $1.1 million for Etowah County. 256-546-9271
- Community Action Agency of Talladega, Clay, Randolph, Calhoun and Cleburne Counties: $2.46 million for Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Randolph and Talladega counties. 256-352-6611
- Community Action Partnership of Middle Alabama: $2.46 million for Autauga, Chilton, Elmore and Shelby counties. 205-755-1204
- Community Action Committee Inc. of Chambers-Tallapoosa-Coosa: $760,959 for Chambers, Coosa and Tallapoosa counties. 256-825-4287
- Montgomery Community Action Committee and Community Development Corporation: $2.2 million for Montgomery County. 334-263-3474.
- Organized Community Action Program: $1.9 million for Bullock, Butler, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Lowndes and Pike counties. 334-566-1712
- Community Action Agency of Northeast Alabama: $9.27 million for Blount, Cherokee, DeKalb, Jackson, Jefferson, Marshall and St. Clair counties. 256-638-4430
- Mobile Community Action: $3.8 million for Mobile and Washington counties. 251-457-5700
- Macon-Russell Community Action Agency: $881,019 for Macon and Russell counties. 334-727-6100
- Pickens County Community Action Committee and Community Development Corporation: $202,227 for Pickens County. 205-367-8166
- Southeast Alabama Community Action Partnership: $2.27 million for Barbour, Coffee, Geneva, Henry and Houston counties. 334-347-0881
- Community Action Agency of South Alabama: $2.8 million for Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Marengo, Monroe and Wilcox counties. 251-626-2646
- Community Action Partnership of North Alabama: $2.4 million for Cullman, Lawrence, Marion, Morgan and Winston counties. 256-355-7843 and dial 100
- Community Service Programs of West Alabama: $4.27 million for Bibb, Choctaw, Dallas, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Perry, Sumter and Tuscaloosa counties. 205-752-5429
- Alabama Council on Human Relations: $1.79 million for Lee County. 334-821-8336
