Governor Kay Ivey awards utility grants

WVAS | By Melanie Hogan

Published May 11, 2023 at 3:16 PM EDT

Nearly 26 million dollars in grants have been awarded by Governor Kay Ivey to aid low-income households with their utility bills.

The funds will allow 18 community service agencies to provide emergency funding to help low-income families cool their homes.

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will distribute the grants.

Montgomery Community Action Committee and Community Development Corporation Inc. was awarded $1.5 million while $1.7 million went to the Community Action Agency of South Alabama.

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Melanie began her career as a work study student, working in the areas of news reporting, anchoring and news-gathering. After graduating from Alabama State University, she worked as a production assistant at the local NBC affiliate, WSFA-TV. As a News Director at WVAS-FM, Melanie leads her team to produce award- winning newscasts and talk shows. Her professional achievements includes News Reporter of the Year for a number of years and awards for talk show producer, by the Alabama Broadcasters Association and the Associated Press. She is an active member of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce. Her goals are to expand the reach of WVAS FM into more homes locally, regionally and nationally.

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