Decatur will get COVID-19 help grant for lease help, enterprise loans and extra

Posted: Might 4, 2021 / 10:23 AM CDT
/ Up to date: Might 4, 2021 / 10:23 AM CDT

DECATUR, Ala. — Decatur is certainly one of 4 cities in Alabama getting a grant to assist get better from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s workplace introduced Tuesday that Decatur would get $750,000 in a particular Neighborhood Growth Block Grant that’s funded from the federal CARES Act.

The cash can be used to help COVID-19 testing and vaccinations; rental, mortgage and utility help; help for meals banks and pantries; job creation and enterprise assistance-related initiatives, in keeping with Ivey’s workplace.

Three different Alabama cities additionally acquired funding. Tuscaloosa acquired $750,000, and Birmingham and Cellular every acquired $1.5 million.