February 2023 Group Watch: Gov Ivey Awards Grants to Boost Law Enforcement Efforts
Governor Kay Ivey has awarded $5.6 million in grants to support statewide programs designed to increase public safety on Alabama’s highways and in the state’s communities. The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) is administering the grants from funds made available to the state by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Department of Justice. The monies are being distributed as follows:
- $1.42 million was awarded to the Franklin County Commission for the North Central Alabama Highway Safety Office, which serves Colbert, Cullman, Dekalb, Fayette, Franklin, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Jackson, Madison, Marshall, Marion Morgan, Pickens, Walker and Winston counties.
- $1.66 million to the city of Opelika for the East Central Alabama Highway Safety Office, which serves Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Elmore, Etowah, Jefferson, Lee, Macon, Randolph, St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega and Tallapoosa counties.
- $1.14 million for the Southeast Alabama Regional Highway Safety Office at Enterprise State Community College, which serves Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, bullock, Butler, Coffee, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Lowndes Montgomery, Pike, Russell and Tuscaloosa counties.
- $993,266 to the Mobile County Commission for the Southwest Regional Highway Safety Office, which serves Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Dallas, Escambia, Greene, Hale, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Perry, Sumter, Washington and Wilcox counties.
- $203,558 to the University of Alabama Center for Advanced Public Safety, which uses funds for technology development projects that improve data quality, timeliness, completeness and the efficiency of officers and emergency medical services personnel across the state.
