How to apply for the Alabama weatherization assistance program
The Alabama weatherization assistance program, which pays to seal and insulate homes so they lose less heat and cost less to heat and cool, has just handed out more than 6.3 million dollars. The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, known as ADECA, announced the awards on June 26, 2026, funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. ADECA does not accept applications itself. A resident instead contacts the regional community action agency that serves their county, 1 of 13 groups the state just funded to do the work. To qualify, a household income cannot exceed 200% of the federal poverty level, the income limit ADECA uses to decide who gets the work done free.
13 grants reach every county in Alabama
ADECA split the award into 13 grants, paid to community action agencies and regional planning commissions, the kind of nonprofit group states route this aid through instead of paying households directly. Counting the counties each of the 13 agencies lists in the award announcement reaches 67, every county in Alabama, once each with no gaps. The ADECA weatherization program page separately states that it delivers this help across all 67 Alabama counties through 13 regions, the same 13 and 67 this single round of awards produces on its own. The largest single grant, 1,505,786 dollars, went to the Community Action Agency of Northeast Alabama, which covers 8 counties including Jefferson and Etowah. The smallest, 111,141 dollars, went to the Community Action Committee of Chambers Tallapoosa Coosa, which covers 3 counties.
The 13 grants sum by hand to 6,369,000 dollars, consistent with and slightly above ADECA own more than 6.3 million dollar rounded total. This site performed that sum, ADECA did not state it.
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| Northwest Alabama | 234,319 |
| Huntsville Madison Limestone | 422,447 |
| Talladega Clay Randolph Calhoun Cleburne | 359,678 |
| Central Alabama Regional Commission | 596,574 |
| Chambers Tallapoosa Coosa | 111,141 |
| Organized Community Action Program | 607,148 |
| Northeast Alabama | 1,505,786 |
| Mobile Community Action | 581,445 |
| South Alabama | 413,151 |
| North Alabama | 440,086 |
| West Alabama | 510,759 |
| Lee County | 258,712 |
| Montgomery County | 327,754 |
Counting every county named for all 13 recipients reaches 67 with no repeats and no gaps, matching the 67 counties ADECA own weatherization program page separately says the agency reaches. This site performed that count from the recipient list in source 1.
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| Northwest Alabama | 3 |
| Huntsville Madison Limestone | 2 |
| Talladega Clay Randolph Calhoun Cleburne | 5 |
| Central Alabama Regional Commission | 8 |
| Chambers Tallapoosa Coosa | 3 |
| Organized Community Action Program | 12 |
| Northeast Alabama | 8 |
| Mobile Community Action | 3 |
| South Alabama | 7 |
| North Alabama | 6 |
| West Alabama | 8 |
| Lee County | 1 |
| Montgomery County | 1 |
Local nonprofits do the actual work
Alabama pays local nonprofits to do the work because sealing and insulating a home happens in person, house by house, county by county, not from a state office. Nearly one thousand community action agencies operate the same way nationally, the same category of organization as all 13 named in this round. Governor Kay Ivey said what the assistance means for a family already struggling with bills.
High energy costs can be a significant burden on people who are already struggling to make ends meet.
Kay Ivey, governor of Alabama. Source 1.
Kenneth Boswell, director of ADECA, described who the program serves.
The Weatherization Assistance Program benefits some of the most vulnerable residents in communities throughout the state.
Kenneth Boswell, director of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs. Source 1.
What weatherization saves nationally
Nationally, the U.S. Department of Energy says its own weatherization program has helped more than 7.2 million families since it began in 1976, and now weatherizes roughly 32,000 homes a year while supporting about 8,500 jobs. A household that gets the work done saves 372 dollars or more a year on its energy bills, the department own national average. No source behind this story states a dollar figure specific to what an Alabama household will save, so that national figure is the nearest sourced comparison, not a promise for this state. Alabama own program draws on that same federal Department of Energy funding pool as well as the Department of Health and Human Services money behind this June round.