Alabama low income utility assistance funding.

The annual allotment of state of Alabama and federal government funding is being disbursed to non-profits in Alabama. All funding is to be used to assist low-income families with paying their utility, heating, and home energy bills during the winter. Alabama Governor Robert Bentley has made an announcement that the state will be receiving almost $35 million dollars this year for utility bill assistance, and all money is passed out on a first come basis.

To apply, residents should call or stop by their community service agencies, and applicants need to meet all eligibility requirements. Everything will be based on the household’s income, family size and available resources. If after applying, if the application is approved by the agency, cash payments will be made directly to the utility companies on behalf of the Alabama residents. The funding from Gov. Robert Bentley and the state is being provided to the following community service agencies in Alabama, with a focus on paying heating bills during the winter. The agencies and the amounts they will be receiving are specified below.

-Eleventh Area of Alabama Opportunity Action Committee Inc. supports the counties of Chilton and Shelby received $666,542.
-Community Action Partnership of Limestone Counties and Huntsville/Madison Inc. (Madison and Limestone) - $1,729,117.
-Community Service Programs of West Alabama Inc. (counties of Bibb, Choctaw, Fayette, Greene, Lamar, Tuscaloosa, Sumter) - $3,010,977.
-Community Action Agency of Talladega, Clay, Randolph, Calhoun, and Cleburne Counties Alabama (Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, Talladega County) - $1,032,433.
-Walker County Community Action Agency Inc. (Walker) - $641,620.
-Pickens County Community Action Committee and Community Development Corp. Inc. (Pickens) - $293,057 grant is being received.

 

 

 

 

-Organized Community Action Program Inc. (Bullock, Butler, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Lowndes, Pike) - $2,004,203.
-Community Action Agency of Northwest Alabama Inc. (Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale) - $1,014,991.
-Community Action Agency of Northeast Alabama Inc. (Blount, Cherokee, DeKalb, Jackson, Marshall, St. Clair) - $2,234,225.
-Alabama Council on Human Relations Inc. (Lee) - $1,149,213.
-Community Action Partnership of North Alabama Inc. (Cullman, Lawrence, Morgan) - $1,438,000.
-Montgomery Community Action Agency (Montgomery) received almost $1,600,000
-Jefferson County Committee for Economic Opportunity supports low income families in Jefferson County Alabama - $3,943,190.
-Hale Empowerment and Revitalization Organization Inc. (Hale) - $350,827.
-Mobile Community Action Inc. (Mobile, Washington) - $3,915,843.
-Marion-Winston Counties Community Action Committee Inc. (Marion, Winston) - $587,062.
-Macon-Russell Community Action Agency Inc. (Macon, Russell) - $838,631.
-Human Resource Development Corporation (Barbour, Coffee, Geneva, Henry, Houston) - $1,494,238.
-Community Action of Etowah County Inc. was provided over $840,189 for utility assistance.
-Elmore/Autauga Community Action Committee Inc. (Autauga, Dallas, Elmore, Perry) - $1,298,177.
-Community Action Committee Inc. of Chambers-Tallapoosa-Coosa (Chambers, Tallapoosa, Coosa) - $859,379.
-Community Action Agency of South Alabama (Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Marengo, Monroe, Wilcox) - $2,297,960.