The City of Birmingham, Alabama will receive $21,529,962 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program to establish the Birmingham Region Health Partnership. This Partnership will build a skilled healthcare and digital health workforce through training programs focused on marginalized communities and people of color. In partnership with leading healthcare employers such as Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $450,000 project grant to the Birmingham Business Alliance Foundation on May 20, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The grant will fund market intelligence studies in Birmingham, AL to support the city's economic development efforts. The EAA program provides technical and planning assistance to regions facing adverse economic changes, and this award will help Birmingham assess business and industry...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,875,000.00 was made by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274). The grant will be used by the Housing Authority of Birmingham District, a local government entity in Birmingham, Alabama, to provide workforce development and educational services to underserved youth ages 16-24 who have previously dropped out of high school. Key program elements include vocational training in...
This Project Grant award of $1,200,000 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) will enable Alabama Regional Medical Services, doing business as Birmingham Health Care, to expand behavioral health and substance use disorder (SUD) services for underserved populations in Birmingham, Alabama. The funding will be used to integrate a multi-disciplinary behavioral health team, including a psychiatrist, psychiatric practitioner, licensed...
This Project Grant award of $1,000,000.00 was made on August 12, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants program (CFDA 14.251). The purpose of the grant is to fund a wide variety of economic development and community development activities in Birmingham, AL that will result in positive outcomes for individuals and organizations in the local community. The specific project...
The Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham received an $840,000 project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations federal grant program (CFDA 11.302). The funding will support the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy for a six-county region in central Alabama through December 2025. As part of this EDA Planning program award, the Commission...
This $169,990.00 Project Grant award from the Appalachian Regional Commission (CFDA 23.002 - Appalachian Area Development) will provide workforce training and development services in Alabama. The award was made on March 1, 2024 and is scheduled for completion by January 3, 2025. The funding will be utilized by the non-profit organization Workfaith Birmingham to implement initiatives aimed at increasing the education, knowledge, skills, and health of residents in the Appalachian region to support...
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to the Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham in Alabama. This grant will support the Regional Planning Commission's work on community revitalization initiatives in the Birmingham metropolitan area, which spans six counties in central Alabama. Specific activities to be delivered through this funding include developing transportation plans to...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded $750,000 to the Business Council of Alabama Inc. under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program on April 29, 2021. The EAA program provides technical, planning, and infrastructure assistance to regions experiencing adverse economic changes. For this Project Grant, the Business Council of Alabama will use the $750,000 to deliver services that support Alabama's economic recovery and adjustment efforts in response to...
The Economic Development Administration awarded a $3.125 million Project Grant to the City of Fairhope, Alabama under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) on July 6, 2022. The funding will support renovations to convert a historical former school building into a business resource hub for emerging technology entrepreneurs and companies through May 2026. Specifically, the grant will finance demolition, remediation, new interior walls, roofing, doors/windows, flooring, plumbing,...