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The City of Birmingham is being awarded a $20 million “Distressed Area Recompete Pilot Program" grant. It comes from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration.

The application period for the final round of federal funds supporting Alabama child care providers is soon closing. The Alabama Department of Human Resources states Monday, August 12 is the final day to apply for Child Care Stability grants.

Black and other minority farmers are set to receive more than $2 billion in federal aid in response to decades of discrimination by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Most payments will go to farmers in Alabama and Mississippi.

The Alabama Department of Human Resources is announcing the final round of grants supporting childcare providers through a temporary federal grant program. Starting July 15, DHR will be accepting applications.

Montgomery is one of 21 communities across the country receiving funding from the Biden-Harris Administration to create more lower-cost housing options.

Another round of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, payments are be issued to recipients in Alabama during the month of April, but not everyone will be paid on the same date.

Licensed child care providers have until Wednesday to apply for Alabama DHR's seventh round of child care grants. These grants will serve as quarterly bonuses for part- and full-time employees.

The U.S. secretary of agriculture has declared a drought emergency in about half of Alabama's counties.Gov. Robert Bentley and state Agriculture…