This represents a 40% decrease from 2022, when the state received $33,450,820 in funding.
Still, Alabama ranked third across the U.S. in total EDA grant funding for 2023. South Carolina topped the list with $30,038,466 in funding across 14 grants.
City of Phenix received the largest EDA grant for funding an economic development project in the state, totalling $3,758,965.
EDA Grant Recipients in Alabama in 2023
| Grantee Name | Total Funding |
|---|---|
| City of Phenix | $3,758,965 |
| City of Oxford | $2,726,409 |
| Utilities Board of the City of Tuskegee | $2,642,744 |
| North Baldwin Utilities | $2,500,000 |
| Mobile Airport Authority | $2,500,000 |
| Craig Field Airport and Industrial Authority | $2,437,680 |
| Southern Research Institute | $748,469 |
| Vivian’s Door | $729,560 |
| Alabama Tombigbee Regional Commission | $500,000 |
| Alabama-Tombigbee Regional Commission | $210,000 |
| South Central Alabama Development Commission | $210,000 |
| Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham | $210,000 |
| Southeast Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission | $210,000 |
| Northwest Alabama Council of Local Governments | $210,000 |
| Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission | $210,000 |
| Jackson County | $150,000 |
| Auburn University | $109,618 |