Perry County will receive more than $6 million in federal disaster recovery funding as part of a $28 million grant package announced Feb. 11 by Gov. Kay Ivey.
The grants, funded through the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery program, will support two projects in the county:
- $1.05 million for drainage improvements along County Road 53
- $5 million for the construction of 24 single-family rental housing units in the City of Uniontown
County Road 53 Improvements
The County Road 53 project will address undersized and aging culverts beneath the road and erosion in roadside ditches — problems that became apparent after Hurricanes Sally and Zeta struck in 2020.
State Sen. Robert Stewart, R-District 23, announced the funding and said 785 residents will benefit from the improvements, with 90 percent of those residents classified as low and moderate income.
Uniontown Housing Project
The Uniontown housing grant will fund construction of new homes on city-owned parcels where a previous housing development once stood.
Much of the city’s existing housing stock includes manufactured and mobile homes that may not withstand severe weather, according to the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, which is administering the grants.
The Uniontown grant was the result of a community effort led by former Perry County Commissioner Cedric Hudson, with design work by La’Quincy May.
Federal Designation and Additional Awards
Perry County was among seven south Alabama counties designated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as most impacted by the 2020 hurricanes.
Baldwin County, Mobile County and the city of Mobile received separate disaster recovery awards in 2025.
The remaining grants in the $28 million package went to:
- Clarke County ($2.05 million for a bridge replacement)
- Dallas County ($7.95 million for drainage and public housing redevelopment in Selma)
- Escambia County ($1.3 million for a bridge replacement)
- Marengo County ($2.79 million to extend water service to the McKinley community)
- Washington County ($6 million for a bridge and housing construction for the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians)
- Wilcox County ($2.1 million for drainage improvements)
“These grants will help the affected inland cities and counties continue their process of recovery, rebuilding and making infrastructure more resilient in severe weather,” Gov. Ivey said.
ADECA Director Kenneth Boswell said the agency was pleased to support the communities as they recover and strengthen their defenses against future natural disasters.
