The Southern Alabama Rural Training Program is a $450,000 Project Grant awarded by the Delta Regional Authority (CFDA 90.201 - Delta Area Economic Development) on October 1, 2023. This two-year grant funds the Southern Alabama AHEC, a non-profit organization, to develop infrastructure, job training, entrepreneurship support, and aid for distressed areas in rural Alabama. Key initiatives include workforce development programs, economic development projects, healthcare delivery systems, and suicide prevention outreach targeting underserved populations such as racial minorities, rural residents, dislocated workers, and youth. The grant also supports sub-awards with the University of Alabama at Birmingham and The Urban Institute for complementary programs like the Alabama Statewide Area Health Education Centers and COVID-19 vaccination education/delivery.
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