This represents a 4.9% increase over 2021, when the state received $31,892,513 in funding.
Alabama ranked 41st across the U.S. in total EDA grant funding for 2022. California topped the list with $238,656,132 in funding across 57 grants.
City of Birmingham received the largest EDA grant for funding an economic development project in the state, totalling $10,764,981.
EDA Grant Recipients in Alabama in 2022
| Grantee Name | Total Funding |
|---|---|
| City of Birmingham | $10,764,981 |
| Alabama Department Economic & Comm Affairs | $3,689,493 |
| Opportunity Alabama, Inc. | $3,000,000 |
| Stillman College | $2,723,867 |
| City of Fairhope | $2,500,000 |
| Colbert County Tourism and Convention Bureau | $1,716,000 |
| City of Sheffield | $1,680,500 |
| City of Florence | $1,672,895 |
| City of Daphne | $1,650,000 |
| City of Oxford | $1,524,284 |
| Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs | $1,000,000 |
| Water Works & Sewer Board of the City of Gadsden | $700,000 |
| University Of Alabama | $500,000 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | $219,182 |
| Auburn University | $109,618 |