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Committee authorizes mayor to apply for 2026 West Alabama recycling grant and execute cooperative agreement
Summary
The Finance Committee authorized the mayor to apply for the West Alabama recycling program 2026 grant (through '8AM' as recorded) and to enter a cooperative agreement with partner institutions; members noted a variable award history, including a prior $380,000 package and a recent $72,000 award.
The Tuscaloosa City Finance Committee voted to authorize the mayor to apply for the 2026 West Alabama recycling program grant through the entity recorded in the meeting as “8AM,” and to execute a cooperative agreement with local partners.
City staff said the program is pursued annually and that past awards have varied: one prior cycle produced about $380,000 shared among participating partners (the city, the University of Alabama, Shelton State, Tuscaloosa County and others) while last year’s award was about $72,000. Staff said awards depend on applicant pool and project selection. The committee also authorized execution of a cooperative agreement among the participating entities named during the discussion.
Members made no additional conditions and approved the authorization by voice vote.
The transcript does not specify the precise administering agency by acronym beyond the record term “8AM,” and it does not attach a required matching amount for the application.
