Reinvest Birmingham Recompete Plan
*2023-2024 Recompete Implementation Funding Awardee
Application Title: Reinvest Birmingham Recompete Plan
Lead Applicant: City of Birmingham
State(s) Served: Alabama
Applicant-Defined Region: 19 Census tracts spanning four communities in Birmingham, Alabama: (1) North Birmingham; (2) Northside; (3) Pratt; (4) Smithfield
Contact: Coreata' Houser (coreata.houser@birminghamal.gov)
The Reinvest Birmingham Recompete Plan, led by the City of Birmingham, will receive approximately $20 million to support the persistently distressed neighborhoods of North Birmingham, Northside, Pratt, and Smithfield. Northwest Birmingham has experienced significant challenges caused by a legacy of disinvestment, systemic racism, pollution, and land use decisions. Recompete funding will provide in-demand workforce training to residents in the target neighborhoods through a partnership with Lawson State Community College, a Historically Black College and University (HCBU). The funding also includes support for entrepreneurs facing disparities in training and capital access, and expanding and improving transportation and accessible childcare in the target neighborhoods. The city’s partnerships with organizations like the Salvation Army and Lawson State will create paths for residents to the over 5,000 good jobs committed by Birmingham-area employers. This effort will be implemented in tandem with a $50 million Choice Neighborhoods grant funded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Human Development that was recently awarded to redevelop the same neighborhood.