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Gov. Bentley awards $3.1 million to help low-income residents learn new skills, improve quality of life
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
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July 1, 2025
MONTGOMERY— Gov. Robert Bentley has awarded grants totaling in $3.1 million for programs that help low income residents take steps to secure gainful employment and improve their quality of life. The Community Services Block Grants will enable 21...
ADECA Releases Impact of America First Budget on Agency Programs
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
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July 1, 2025
MONTGOMERY--Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs Director Jim Byard, Jr. on Friday released the impact of the America First federal budget on the programs that the agency administers. At this point, there are seven programs managed...
ADECA to host Broadband Accessibility Fund workshop May 24
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
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July 1, 2025
MONTGOMERY— A new grant program aimed at increasing the availability of affordable high-speed internet in rural Alabama is taking its first steps from idea to reality with a workshop May 24 in Montgomery. The Alabama Department of Economic and...
Governor awards $2.3 million to assist low-income residents
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
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July 1, 2025
MONTGOMERY— Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded grants totaling $2.3 million for programs that help low-income residents take steps to secure gainful employment and improve their quality of life. The Community Services Block Grants will enable 20 Community...
Governor awards grants for forensic equipment to help solve crimes
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
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July 1, 2025
MONTGOMERY— Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded two grants totaling $104,451 to provide needed forensics equipment to help law enforcement personnel investigate crime scenes and solve crimes. The Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences will use an $80,000...
ADECA’s Community Services Block Grant program rated as one of the top in U.S.
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
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July 1, 2025
MONTGOMERY – A grant program managed by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs to help low-income families improve their lives and achieve self-sufficiency recently scored as one of the top managed programs in the United States....
Governor awards $242,004 to assist abuse victims in Cullman County
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
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July 1, 2025
MONTGOMERY— Gov. Robert Bentley has awarded grants totaling $242,004 to support a nonprofit agency that assists abuse victims in Cullman County. The grants will help Victim Services of Cullman continue offering a crisis hotline, emergency shelter,...
Gov. Bentley awards Community Development Block Grants for sewer repairs, upgrades in Baldwin County
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
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July 1, 2025
MONTGOMERY— The cities of Foley and Daphne will complete sewer improvement projects to alleviate potential health hazards with the help of Community Development Block Grants totaling nearly $700,000 awarded by Gov. Robert Bentley. With a $450,000...
Governor awards more than $2.6 million for emergency housing assistance
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
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July 1, 2025
MONTGOMERY— Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded more than $2.6 million in grants to help homeless Alabamians find immediate housing and to assist others who are in danger of becoming homeless. The funds from the Emergency Solutions Grant program will...
Gov. Ivey announces grants to improve infrastructure in eight communities
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
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July 1, 2025
MONTGOMERY— Gov. Kay Ivey has announced grants totaling $1.55 million to help eight Alabama communities address and improve infrastructure. The funds from the Appalachian Regional Commission will enable the communities to improve sewer systems,...
Gov. Ivey announces grants to enhance broadband coverage in three municipalities
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
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July 1, 2025
MONTGOMERY— Gov. Kay Ivey announced $365,158 in Appalachian Regional Commission grants to help improve broadband internet coverage in three rural Alabama municipalities. Tombigbee Electric Cooperative will use grant funds of $200,000 to purchase...
Ivey awards funds for food assistance program in Marion and Winston counties
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
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July 1, 2025
MONTGOMERY— Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $30,000 to support a food assistance program that serves senior citizens, disabled individuals and households in need of emergency food. The funds to the Marion-Winston Community Action Agency will help the...
Gov. Ivey awards grant to help Andalusia resolve sewer problem and preserve local jobs
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
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July 1, 2025
MONTGOMERY-- Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $175,000 grant to help the city of Andalusia avert a potential health hazard while also preventing several businesses from closing or having to relocate. The Community Development Block Grants will enable...
Governor announces funding to support state's community action agencies
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
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July 1, 2025
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $236,250 to support a network of 21 community action agencies across the state that assist Alabamians by providing programs to reduce and eliminate poverty. The Community Action Association of Alabama will use the funding...
Don-Allen Ruttenberg Advances Equity And Access Through Philanthropy And Purpose-Led Ventures
EIN Presswire
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July 1, 2025
Entrepreneur and investor Don Ruttenberg channels business success into high-impact initiatives supporting youth development, wellness, and economic inclusion. LEEDS, AL, USA, AL, UNITED STATES, July 1, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Don-Allen...
Global Neuro-Psychiatric Disorders & Treatment Market Projected to Reach $166 Billion by 2032
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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July 1, 2025
PALM BEACH, Fla., July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FN Media Group News Commentary - Worldwide, there is a rising demand for neuropsychiatric disorder treatments which is expected to fuel the global markets for years to come. With expanding...
Hawkins, Inc. Expands Water Treatment Footprint with Acquisition of PhillTech, LLC
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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July 1, 2025
ROSEVILLE, Minn., July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hawkins, Inc. (Nasdaq: HWKN), a leading water treatment and specialty ingredients company, has completed the acquisition of PhillTech, LLC. PhillTech, located in Alabama, manufactures and...
FACT CHECK: ICE Provided Full Medical Care to Guatemalan Illegal Alien with History of Child Abuse and Wanted for Homicide
Department of Homeland Security - Washington D.C.
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June 27, 2025
This detainee received prenatal care, including an ultrasound and OB-GYN visit, dental care, and medication WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) set the record straight about Iris Dayana Monterroso-Lemus, a Guatemalan...
America's Blood Centers Honors HOSA-Future Health Professionals Lifesaving Impact at 2025 International Leadership Conference
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 26, 2025
Washington, DC, June 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- America’s Blood Centers (ABC), the national organization of community-based, independent blood centers that supply 60 percent of the nation’s blood supply, honored HOSA-Future Health Professionals...
atai Life Sciences and Beckley Psytech Announce Positive Topline Results from the Phase 2b Study of BPL-003 in Patients with Treatment-Resistant Depression
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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July 1, 2025
Study met its primary and all key secondary endpoints, and BPL-003 demonstrated rapid, robust and durable antidepressant effects with a single dose Both 8 mg and 12 mg single doses of BPL-003 showed statistically significant and clinically...