Governor Kay Ivey awarded more than $6.3 million Friday to help low-income Alabama residents reduce their home energy bills through the Weatherization Assistance Program.
The 13 grants to community action agencies and local partners will be used to improve the energy efficiency and safety of homes, with a focus on households that include older adults, people with disabilities and families with children, according to Ivey’s office.
“High energy costs can be a significant burden on people who are already struggling to make ends meet,” Ivey said. “This assistance allows Alabama families to sustainably lower energy bills while creating a safer and healthier living environment.”
An energy audit is conducted for each home that qualifies for weatherization assistance to determine the most cost-efficient measures. Those measures can include installing additional insulation and sealing air leaks around doors and windows.
The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs will administer the grants using funds made available by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
“The Weatherization Assistance Program benefits some of the most vulnerable residents in communities throughout the state,” ADECA Director Kenneth Boswell said. “ADECA is pleased to join Ivey in support of these grants, which will help families reduce the cost of heating and cooling their homes.”
Below is a list of each grant, the recipient agency, counties served, agency telephone number and website:
- $234,319 to Community Action Agency of Northwest Alabama Inc. (Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale) www.caanw.org (256) 383-3832
- $422,447 to Community Action Partnership Huntsville/Madison and Limestone Counties Inc. (Limestone, Madison) www.caa-htsval.org (256) 851-9800
- $359,678 to Community Action Agency of Talladega, Clay, Randolph, Calhoun and Cleburne Counties Inc. (Clay, Calhoun, Cleburne, Randolph, Talladega) communityactiontcrcc.com (256) 781-0004
- $596,574 to Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission (Autauga, Chilton, Dallas, Elmore, Macon, Perry, Russell, Shelby) www.carpdc.com (334) 262-4300
- $111,141 to Community Action Committee Inc. of Chambers-Tallapoosa-Coosa (Chambers, Coosa, Tallapoosa) www.cacctc.com (256) 825-4287
- $607,148 to Organized Community Action Program Inc. (Bullock, Barbour, Butler, Coffee, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Lowndes, Pike) ocaptroy.org (334) 566-1712
- $1,505,786 to Community Action Agency of Northeast Alabama Inc. (Blount, Cherokee, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Jefferson, Marshall, St. Clair) www.caaneal.org (256) 638-4430
- $581,445 to Mobile Community Action Inc. (Choctaw, Mobile, Washington) www.mcamobile.org (251) 457-5700
- $413,151 to Community Action Agency of South Alabama (Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Marengo, Monroe, Wilcox) www.caaofsa.org (251) 626-2646
- $440,086 to Community Action Partnership of North Alabama Inc. (Cullman, Lawrence, Marion, Morgan, Walker, Winston) www.capna.org (256) 355-7843
- $510,759 to Community Service Programs of West Alabama Inc. (Bibb, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa) www.cspwal.com (205) 469-0397
- $258,712 to Alabama Council on Human Relations Inc. (Lee) www.achr.com (334) 821-8336
- $327,754 to Montgomery County Commission (Montgomery) www.carpdc.com (334) 262-4300
People interested in the program should contact the community action agency in their area to determine whether they qualify and to submit applications. Funding allocations may not be immediately available for application at the local level. Each community agency establishes its own application periods.
