Low-income Alabamians to get $44.5 million to help with energy costs

Low-income Alabamians will be able to get help paying their power bills.

Gov. Kay Ivey has announced that nearly $44.5 million in federal money will be going to 18 community agencies statewide that help people stay warm during the winter and cool during the summer.

“Unfortunately, there are times when some Alabama families must decide between paying utility costs and other essential expenses like buying medicine and groceries,” Gov. Ivey said. “I am pleased to award these funds to provide temporary assistance to keep families from having to make decisions that could jeopardize their health and welfare particularly during the winter and summer months.”

The funding will be distributed through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Community action agencies accept applications at the local level from residents seeking assistance.

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) is administering the grants from funds made available by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Here is a list of the local agencies, how much money is available and a contact phone number for people to apply for help. Agencies in the Action 8 viewing area are in bold:

• Community Action Agency of Northwest Alabama Inc.: $1.55 million. (Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale) 256-764-5142, caanw.org.
• Community Action Partnership of Huntsville/Madison and Limestone Counties Inc.: $3 million. (Limestone, Madison) 256-907-1550, caa-htsval.org.
• Community Action Agency of Northeast Alabama Inc.: $9.3 million. (Blount, Cherokee, DeKalb, Jackson, Jefferson, Marshall, St. Clair) 256-638-4430, caaneal.org.
• Community Action Partnership of North Alabama Inc.: $2.5 million. (Cullman, Lawrence, Marion, Morgan, Winston) 256-355-7843, capna.org.
• Walker County Community Action Agency Inc.: $587,811. (Walker) 205-221-4010, caawalker.org.
• Community Action of Etowah County Inc.: $1 million. (Etowah) 256-546-9271, communityaction-etowah.org.
• Community Action Agency of Talladega, Clay, Randolph, Calhoun and Cleburne Counties: $2.4 million. (Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, Talladega) 256-352-6611, communityactiontcrcc.com.
• Community Service Programs of West Alabama Inc.: $4 million. (Bibb, Choctaw, Dallas, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lamar, Perry, Sumter, Tuscaloosa) 205-752-5429, cspwal.com.

• Pickens County Community Action Committee and Community Development Corp. Inc.: $223,109. (Pickens) 205-367-8166, caapickens.org.
• Community Action Committee Inc. of Chambers-Tallapoosa-Coosa: $884,306. (Chambers, Coosa, Tallapoosa) 256-825-4287, cacctc.com.

• Community Action Partnership of Middle Alabama Inc.: $2.2 million. (Autauga, Chilton, Elmore, Shelby) 205-755-1204, capmal.org.

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

• Alabama Council on Human Relations Inc.: $1.45 million (Lee) 334-821-8336, achr.com.

• Macon-Russell Community Action Agency Inc.: $1 million. (Macon, Russell) 334-727-6100, mrcaa.org.

• Organized Community Action Program Inc.: $2.1 million. (Bullock, Butler, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Lowndes, Pike) 334-566-1712, ocaptroy.com

• Southeast Alabama Community Action Partnership Inc.: $2.25 million. (Barbour, Coffee, Geneva, Henry, Houston) 334-347-0881, southeastalabamacommunityactionpartnership.org.
• Community Action Agency of South Alabama: $3.1 million. (Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Marengo, Monroe, Wilcox) 251-626-2646, caaofsa.org.

• Mobile Community Action Inc.: $4.45 million. (Mobile, Washington) 251-457-5700, mcamobile.org.

— Information from the Office of Governor Kay Ivey