The U.S. Justice Department has approved a grant of a half-million dollars to pay for drug treatment programs in seven Alabama state prisons. State officials say the program… “…provides inmates the opportunity to escape their drug habit while in prison and create a new slate when they are released. …the program will be conducted by counselors who specialize…
Troy University will begin a new research facility called The Center for Materials and Manufacturing Sciences (CMMS) using a $3.2 Million grant from The National Institute of Standards and Technology. The grant was announced by the office of U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, which describes is as…. “…research involving the properties of polymers in plastics during the course of recycling…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The process of repairing some major flood damage in the city of Marion — just got a major shot in the arm — thanks to a grant from the governor. The city of Marion has been awarded $350,000 dollars to help with the repairs. The city was hit hard by flooding caused by Tropical Depression…
The Alabama Coalition Against Rape has been awarded a grant for $390,973 from the U.S. Department of Justice. The grant came through The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA). The coalition described itself as “a statewide nonprofit organization working to prevent sexual violence in the State of Alabama. Since its inception in 1995, ACAR has utilized its voice…
The Alabama Historical Commission (AHC) is set to receive two African American Civil Rights Grants from the National Park Service. The first grant totaling $365,720 will be used to develop a master plan and to complete phase I rehabilitation of a building across from the Freedom Rides Museum Moore Building located on South Court Street in Montgomery. The Moore…
UAB reports the study will try to determine why African-Americans in Alabama have a significantly higher stroke risk than white Alabama residents. They write: The REGARDS (REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke) study will be funded through 2023 by a $20.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). It has received…
The City of Prattville is pleased to announce that the Prattville Creative and Performing Arts Council has received a grant of $10,000 from the Alabama State Council on the Arts (ASCA), the state arts agency. This grant will allow the City of Prattville and the Prattville Arts Council to once again sponsor a Celebration of the Arts in 2018….
A Montgomery high school is being recognized by a non-profit for its efforts to help students take one of the first steps to get into college. Alabama Possible’s “Cash for College” program encourages high schools to assist their Seniors in filling out the FAFSA or free application for federal student aid. Kristina Scott, executive director of Alabama Possible says “We’re here…
Governor Robert Bentley on Wednesday awarded a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to the City of Tuskegee. The grant totaling $300,000 will be used to extend municipal sewer service along Highway 81 to I-85 Exit 38. This project will provide sewer services to a new commercial development that will include a hotel, convenience store and gas station. The project will…
Gov. Robert Bentley has announced a $100,000 grant to provide the tools to help 18 Alabama cities excel and reach their potential. Funds from the Appalachian Regional Commission will enable Alabama Communities of Excellence Inc. to continue to provide training and develop leaders in the communities taking part in the program designed to help strengthen smaller Alabama cities and towns…
