Alabama awards $43.8 million to help low-income households with heating, cooling costs

Governor Kay Ivey has awarded grants totaling about $43.8 million to assist low-income households with home energy costs during the winter and summer months.

The grants will enable 18 community action agencies to provide emergency assistance to help low-income Alabama residents cover the costs of heating or cooling their homes.

“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,” Gov. Ivey said. “These grants will ensure that help is available to those who need it most during extreme weather.”

The state’s community action agencies manage the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program at the local level and receive applications from individuals seeking assistance.

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is administering the grants from funds made available by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The funding announced today includes both the regular LIHEAP allocations plus supplemental funding through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

“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 said. “ADECA stands with Gov. Ivey in supporting Alabamians who are in need of this emergency assistance.”

Below is a list of each grant, the recipient agency, counties served, telephone number and website. Please note that the funding allocations announced today may not be immediately available for application at the local level. The application periods are established locally by each community agency.

Community Action Agency of Northwest Alabama Inc.: $1.6 million. (Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale) 256-766-4330, https://www.caanw.org/.

Community Action Partnership of Huntsville/Madison and Limestone Counties Inc.: $2.9 million. (Limestone, Madison) 256-851-9800, https://caa-htsval.org/.

Walker County Community Action Agency Inc.: $623,646. (Walker) 205-221-4010, http://www.caawalker.org/.

Community Action of Etowah County Inc.: $1.1 million. (Etowah) 256-546-9271, https://www.communityaction-etowah.org.

Community Action Agency of Talladega, Clay, Randolph, Calhoun and Cleburne Counties: $2.46 million. (Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, Talladega) 256-352-6611, https://www.communityactiontcrcc.com.

Community Action Partnership of Middle Alabama Inc.: $2.46 million. (Autauga, Chilton, Elmore, Shelby) 205-755-1204, http://www.capmal.org/.

Community Action Committee Inc. of Chambers-Tallapoosa-Coosa: $760,959. (Chambers, Coosa, Tallapoosa) 256-825-4287, http://www.cacctc.com/.

Montgomery Community Action Committee and Community Development Corporation Inc.: $2.2 million. (Montgomery) 334-263-3474, https://mcacinc.org/.

Organized Community Action Program Inc.: $1.9 million. (Bullock, Butler, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Lowndes, Pike) 334-566-1712, http://ocaptroy.org/.

Community Action Agency of Northeast Alabama Inc.: $9.27 million. (Blount, Cherokee, DeKalb, Jackson, Jefferson, Marshall, St. Clair) 256-638-4430, http://www.caaneal.org/.

Mobile Community Action Inc.: $3.8 million. (Mobile, Washington) 251-457-5700, http://www.mcamobile.org/.

Macon-Russell Community Action Agency Inc.: $881,019. (Macon, Russell) 334-727-6100, https://mrcaa.org/.

Pickens County Community Action Committee and Community Development Corporation Inc.: $202,227. (Pickens) 205-367-8166, http://www.caapickens.org/.

Southeast Alabama Community Action Partnership Inc.: $2.27 million. (Barbour, Coffee, Geneva, Henry, Houston) 334-347-0881, https://southeastalabamacommunityactionpartnership.org/.

Community Action Agency of South Alabama: $2.8 million. (Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Marengo, Monroe, Wilcox) 251-626-2646, http://www.caaofsa.org/.

Community Action Partnership of North Alabama Inc.: $2.4 million. (Cullman, Lawrence, Marion, Morgan, Winston) 256-355-7843 and dial 100, https://capna.org/.

Community Service Programs of West Alabama Inc.: $4.27 million. (Bibb, Choctaw, Dallas, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Perry, Sumter, Tuscaloosa) 205-752-5429, https://cspwal.com/.

Alabama Council on Human Relations Inc.: $1.79 million. (Lee) 334-821-8336, https://www.achr.com.

Courtesy of the Alabama Department of Community and Economic Affairs (ADECA).