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Tuscaloosa finance committee approves four grant authorizations, including $40,000 arts award

Tuscaloosa City Finance Committee · March 31, 2026
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Summary

The finance committee approved four grant-related measures: a $40,000 Alabama State Council on the Arts award for the Chief Tuscaloosa Project, authorization to apply for a JAG grant for a police vehicle and mobile data units (city share $63,610; county share $17,463), a $15,000 Safety First hazmat equipment grant, and a $2,500 America250 AL grant for a river celebration. All were approved by voice vote.

The Tuscaloosa City finance committee approved four grant-related items in a short session, authorizing budget or application steps for arts programming, public-safety equipment and a community celebration.

Miss McIntyre, a city staff member, told the committee the city had received a $40,000 award from the Alabama State Council on the Arts for the Chief Tuscaloosa Project and that staff would create a $40,000 revenue line and add $40,000 to the project’s expense line. "We have received a grant award from the Alabama State Council on the Arts for the Chief Tuscaloosa Project. It's in the amount of $40,000," she said. Committee members confirmed the award is separate from a recent…

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