2009 Rural Alabama Initiative Grant Recipients

Projects Funded

• Statewide Projects
  • Alabama Communities of Excellence (ACE) – statewide economic development
  • Alabama Community Leadership Network (ACLN) – statewide economic development
  • Your Town Alabama– statewide economic development
• Leadership Development
  • Leadership Selma–Dallas County: Nonprofit organization, Leadership Selma–Dallas County
  • Youth Leadership Academy– Greater Peace Community Development Corp. (Lee County)
  • Leadership Childersburg– Childersburg Chamber of Commerce (Talladega County
  • Youth Leadership Winston County– Haleyville Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Youth Leadership Cherokee County– Gadsden State Community College branch campus (Cherokee County)
  • Youth Leadership Lawrence County– Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce
  • I–85 Corridor Alliance Ambassadors Program– I–85 Corridor Alliance
• Workforce Development
  • Stabilization of Henry County Workforce– Henry County HUGS, Inc.
  • Summer Technology Institute for High School Educators– Northwest Alabama Council of Local Governments
  • The Tools of the Trades– Shoals Chamber of Commerce

Last Updated: October 17, 2012