Regional & Community Planning

NACOLG works closely with our counties, cities and towns to find funding resources which best match the community’s needs. Utilizing our experience and expertise, we strive to give the community an understanding of all options for their projects. While not every project can meet current funding guidelines for approval, NACOLG works diligently to find alternative funding to ensure a community’s needs are met.

Types of Community Development Projects:

• Water/Sewer Infrastructure

• Drainage Infrastructure

• Street/Road Improvements

• Parks and Recreation Facilities

• Trails Systems

• Sidewalk, Bicycle and Pedestrian Traffic Improvements

• Demolition

• Downtown Revitalization

• Housing Rehabilitation

• Multipurpose Community Centers

• Senior Centers

• Fire Departments

• Community Safe Rooms

• Emergency grants for health and safety

Typical Community Development Funding Sources

• Appalachian Regional Commission – ADECA (alabama.gov)

• Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) – ADECA (alabama.gov)

• Land and Water Conservation Fund – ADECA (alabama.gov)

• Recreational Trails Program – ADECA (alabama.gov)

• Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs – CDBG Program

• Welcome to Rural Development | Rural Development (usda.gov)

• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

• Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• Northwest Alabama Resource Conservation and Development Council (RC&D)

• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

• Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM)

• Alabama Department of Transportation
  

Community Planning

NACOLG provides a variety of community planning services, including

• Comprehensive development plans

• Downtown plans

• Land use plans

• Subdivision master plans and regulations

• Zoning ordinance creation and revision

Local, Regional & State Resources

• Alabama Communities of Excellence https://www.alabamacommunitiesofexcellence.org/

• Main Street Alabama https://www.mainstreetalabama.org/

• Your Town Alabama https://www.yourtownalabama.org/

Department Contacts:

Tiffany M. Boyd, AIA - Director
tboyd@nacolg.org
256-389-0564

Heath King - Economic Development Program Manager
hking@nacolg.org
256-389-0511

Peggy D. Mighty, M.S., M.U.R.P, Community Development Specialist/Planner
256-389-0533
pmighty@nacolg.org

Morgan Tittle - Revolving Loan Fund Manager
mtittle@nacolg.org
256-389-0518