Cq2FQ6re6c The Montgomery County Commission and the City of Montgomery are conducting a countywide broadband survey to assess current broadband service and community needs. The goal is to develop a comprehensive set of strategies to bring high performance broadband and Internet services to all local residents and businesses. Residents will have an opportunity to share their … Read more
By Joseph Bryant MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA – Residents across Montgomery County are closer to gaining access to reliable and affordable internet connectivity. City and county leaders through the Montgomery Thrive initiative seek to level the playing field where communities of all sizes in the River Region have access to high-speed internet access. The broadband initiative involves … Read more
By: Joseph Bryant MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA – A Montgomery hospital could soon become the starting point for community healing with opportunities to break vicious cycles of violence that plague the River Region and much of the country. Montgomery City and County officials dedicated $2 million of the Montgomery Thrive initiative to launch a three-year Hospital-based Violence … Read more
By Bethany Davis Published: Jun. 13, 2022 at 6:01 AM CDT MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – Montgomery county and city leaders will meet Monday to discuss ideas and concerns raised as part of the “Montgomery Thrive” initiative. That’s a project aimed at recruiting input and educating the public on plans related to the American Rescue Plan Act. … Read more
Montgomery Thrive to Hold Educational Webinar on American Rescue Plan Act Community members, nonprofit leaders, and small business owners invited to participate Montgomery, Ala. – Montgomery Thrive, a community investment initiative of the Montgomery County Commission (County) and the City of Montgomery (City), will host a virtual town hall meeting on Thursday, February 17 at 5:30 pm … Read more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury released a new report on the first six months of the department’s implementation of the American Rescue Plan. Since the American Rescue Plan was signed by President Biden, the Treasury Department has disbursed approximately $700 billion of the $1 trillion in programs administered by Treasury. This includes over $450 … Read more
By Ja Nai Wright via Alabama News Network (WAKA) The American Rescue Plan Act has awarded the city of Montgomery, $44 million and Montgomery county $41 million. Officials from the city and county are trying to work together to determine how the funds should be spent to better the community. With the help of two … Read more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) announced the launch of the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, established by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, to provide $350 billion in emergency funding for eligible state, local, territorial, and Tribal governments. Treasury released details on how these funds can be used to respond … Read more
The U.S. Department of Treasury issued an Interim Final Rule on the implementation of the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund and the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund established under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The guidelines within the Rule shape the expenditure parameters for state and local governments as they determine how to … Read more