Aderholt announces funding for area projects secured with federal government reopening

WASHINGTON — In reopening the government, funding for several key community projects across Alabama’s Fourth Congressional District was secured through the full-year Agriculture appropriations measure which passed as part of the legislation, U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt announced.

These investments strengthen rural healthcare, workforce training, and community infrastructure, he said in a news release.

• Fayette – health clinic construction
  $5,551,812 to construct a 16,500-square-foot Rural Health Clinic serving Fayette County residents.

• Winfield – Hospital medical equipment
  $1,147,500 for Northwest Regional Health to purchase and install MRI equipment, expanding diagnostic capabilities in Marion County.

• Boaz – Snead State Community College Workforce Advancement Center
  $437,500 to develop a training center focused on high-demand trades and workforce development programs.

• Oneonta – UAB St. Vincent’s Blount medical equipment
  $1,000,000 for the purchase of CT scanner equipment at St. Vincent’s Blount Hospital, improving local access to advanced imaging technology.

• Jasper – Career and Technical Education Center equipment
  $1.1 million to purchase equipment for welding, automotive, diesel labs, construction, engineering, and related areas.

• Rainsville – Northeast Alabama Community College Nursing School equipment
  $273,188 for the renovation of and purchase equipment for simulation labs for the Nursing and Medical Assisting programs.