Escambia County (Ala.) is one of seven counties that will benefit from $70,760 awarded to the Community Action Agency of South Alabama (CAASA) following Gov. Kay Ivey’s awarding of grants totaling $964,862 to assist low-income and elderly Alabama residents with weatherizing their homes to lower energy costs. CAASA also serves Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Marengo, Monroe and Wilcox counties.
The grants support Alabama’s Weatherization Assistance Program which provides funds to improve the energy efficiency and safety of qualifying homes. Priority is given to people with disabilities, the...