MONTGOMERY – Low-income residents in North Alabama will be able to reduce their home energy bills with help through the Weatherization Assistance Program.
The four grants of more than $2.5 million to community action agencies throughout the region provide funds for the program which improves the energy efficiency and safety of homes selected for assistance. Priority is given to people with disabilities, the elderly and low-income households with children.
“Alabama’s fluctuation from cool winters to hot and humid summers can make it difficult for low-income families and individuals to choose between keeping their homes comfortable and affording other necessities in life such as food and medicine,” Gov. Kay Ivey said. “These grants will help low-income households make upgrades that significantly reduce heating and cooling bills.”
Each qualifying home receives an energy audit to determine the most effective and efficient weatherization methods, such as adding attic insulation or sealing air leak around windows and doors.
The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is administering the grants from funds made available by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
“Providing weatherization measures in a home can make a vast difference in cooling it during the summer and heating it in the winter,” ADECA Director Kenneth Boswell said. “ADECA joins Gov. Ivey in supporting these grants, which will help many Alabama families reap the benefits of lower energy bills.”
People interested in the program should contact the community action agency in their area to determine if they qualify and to submit applications. Please note that the funding allocations announced today may not be immediately available for application at the local level. The application periods are established locally by each community agency.
Below is a list of each grant, the recipient agency, counties served and the agency telephone number and, where available, the agency website.
- $228,398 to Community Action Agency of Northwest Alabama (Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale counties) www.caanw.org 256-383-3832
- $411,734 to Community Action Partnership Huntsville/Madison and Limestone Counties (Limestone and Madison counties) www.caa-htsval.org 256-851-9800
- $428,888 to Community Action Partnership of North Alabama www.capna.org (Cullman, Lawrence, Morgan, Marion, Walker, Winston counties) 256-355-7843
- $1,467,359 to Community Action Agency of Northeast Alabama (Blount, Cherokee, DeKalb, Jackson, Jefferson, Marshall, St. Clair, Etowah counties) www.caaneal.org 256-638-4430.
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