Tag: federal grants

A downtown street corridor in Mobile, Alabama

Mobile Seeks Federal Grant to Revive Broad Street Corridor

James Bullard, June 2, 2015

Mobile leaders are again pursuing a competitive federal TIGER grant to fund a long-planned overhaul of the Broad Street corridor circling downtown Mobile.

Bayou La Batre

Shrimp boats tied up along the docks of a Gulf Coast fishing village

Bayou La Batre Mayor Backs Challenger, Touching Off Feud Over Block Grant Money

James Bullard, May 18, 2004

Bayou La Batre Mayor Stan Wright endorsed challenger Mike Burdine over incumbent Mobile County Commissioner Mike Dean in 2004, alleging the fishing village had been shortchanged on block grant funds. Dean called the claim false.