Federal Funds To Boost West Alabama Community Projects

If given final approval from the full U.S. House of Representatives, community projects across Democrat Congresswoman Terri Sewell's 7th Congressional District will Get a financial boost. They will share in two different allocations

The first project will divide $5,086,138 from the fiscal year 2027 transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act. Three of them are in West Central Alabama.

• Sumter County will receive $500,000 for the University of West Alabama's Downtown Livingston Revitalization Initiative. The funds will go to enhancing public safety, modernizing infrastructure, improving sidewalks and pedestrian access, upgrading lighting, and expanding economic opportunities in the historic downtown Livingston area.
• $250,000 has been appropriated to the City of Eutaw Community Center Revitalization Project. The city is modernizing the heavily used Robert Young Community Center. Among the projects creating a modern exterior design, installing a new metal roofing system, upgrading flooring, and a full renovation for community and business usage.
• A $250,000 grant will go to the Tuscaloosa Housing Authority to assist with affordable housing. The money will assist with the development of additional homeownership units for qualified first-time home buyers as part of the Springer Estate Project

The remainder of the funding will go to projects in Choctaw, Jefferson, and Wilcox counties.

The funding was approved by the House Appropriations Committee June 5th. It is now awaiting final approval from the full house.

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An additional $6,983,968 in federal funding will go to nine other community projects if approved by the full house. Among those projects are four in West Central Alabama. Among them are:

• $1,000,000 for the DCH Kitchen Renovation Project through HRSA. Funding would support a comprehensive renovation of the main kitchen at DCH's main campus, modernizing a critical component of patient care operations.
• $803,000 fin Marengo County or the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences Equipment and Facility Improvements Project through the USDA Rural Community Facilities Program. Funding would support equipment purchases and facility improvements needed to train the next generation of healthcare professionals in Alabama.
• $400,000 for the Greene County Emergency Access and Care Project through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Funding would allow Greene County to purchase a new ambulance and ensure residents have access to critical emergency medical treatment and transportation services, and
• $746,868 for the Town of Newbern Wastewater Collection Infrastructure Project through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund. Funding would address longstanding sanitation challenges affecting residents while improving public health, environmental conditions, and overall community well-being.

There are other projects on the listed released by the congresswoman's office in Jefferson, Clarke, and Dallas counties.

"These federal investments will help strengthen our communities, prove quality of life, and create new opportunities for the people I represent," Sewell was quoted as saying in a press release from her office.