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Administered by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA), through community action agencies and the Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission.

Alabama weatherizes homes free for households with income up to 200% of the federal poverty level, $66,000 a year for a family of four on the 2026 guidelines, in all 67 counties. A local agency audits the home and makes the most cost-effective energy repairs, with health and safety checks. You apply to the agency for your county; ADECA does not take applications.

source · verified 13 October 2026 · amounts in US dollars

What it pays

No published cap — and that is the honest answer

ADECA publishes no per-home maximum on its page. The agency's assessment and energy audit decide the work, and participants must agree to minor alterations to the home.

Some of the agencies, by region
RegionAgencyCounties
1Community Action Agency of Northwest AlabamaColbert, Franklin, Lauderdale
2Community Action Partnership of Huntsville, Madison & Limestone CountiesLimestone, Madison
3Community Action Agency of Northeast AlabamaBlount, Cherokee, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Jefferson, Marshall, St. Clair
5Community Service Programs of West AlabamaTuscaloosa and seven other counties
6Mobile Community ActionMobile, Washington, Choctaw
9Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development CommissionAutauga, Chilton, Elmore, Dallas, Macon, Perry, Russell, Shelby
10Montgomery County CommissionMontgomery
13Community Action Agency of South AlabamaBaldwin and six other counties

Who is eligible

200% of the 2026 federal poverty guidelines (yearly)
People in householdIncome up to
1$31,920
2$43,280
3$54,640
4$66,000
5$77,360
6$88,720
7$100,080
8$111,440
the rule
'the applicant's income must not exceed 200% of the federally established poverty level.'
focus
The elderly, people with disabilities and families with children.
the table
ADECA's page states the 200% rule but prints no table; the figures above are HHS's 2026 chart at 200%.

Where the application goes

Call the community action agency that serves your county; ADECA's page lists all thirteen regions.

Where the application goes
If this is youApply here
Weatherization and agency listadeca.alabama.gov
2026 poverty guidelinesaspe.hhs.gov

The thing most pages get wrong

You cannot apply to ADECA. Its page says plainly: 'ADECA does not accept or process applications for assistance.' Applications go to the community action agency for your county, which also does the energy audit and the work.

Health and safety come with it

Alabama's program performs health and safety checks on the home as well as energy work, and prioritizes the elderly, people with disabilities and families with children.

Check the year on any income chart

The 200% line moves every January with the federal poverty guidelines; for 2026 it is $66,000 for a family of four.