Alabama Communities of Excellence

Alabama Communities of Excellence ACE provides participants with a “one-stop shopping” experience by offering community development programs and the tools needed to ensure long-term success.

The Alabama Communities of Excellence (ACE) program uses a comprehensive, three-phase approach to help participating communities plan and prepare for a more vibrant future. Throughout each phase, ACE's partners from the private sector, government agencies, and universities work with each community to successfully achieve its goals. ACE was created in 2002 as a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation. As of

September 2022, ACE has become a program under the Alabama League of Municipalities. It will maintain a non-profit designation and will continue to utilize the collective expertise of its partner organizations to assist communities with a qualifying population of 2,000 to 18,000. It provides participants with a “one-stop shopping” experience by offering community development programs and the tools needed to ensure long-term success within their organization. To participate in the ACE program, communities must submit a completed application when the process is open. The main criteria used when selecting ACE participants are:
1) Level of local commitment to the ACE program.
2) Community’s capacity to support the ACE program.
3) Provision of complete and accurate information in the application.

Great interview! Check it out!
04/03/2026

Great interview! Check it out!

ALM Deputy Director Kayla Bass interviews Shelby Stringfellow, owner of Economic Development Strategies LLC, about state tools that help communities recruit ...

Proud of our DesignAlabama, Inc. partners and the celebration of their 20 year anniversary!
04/02/2026

Proud of our DesignAlabama, Inc. partners and the celebration of their 20 year anniversary!

Grant Funds still available!
03/31/2026

Grant Funds still available!

Alabama Semiquincentennial Community Grants America250AL intends to support up to 250 Community Grants of $2,500 and up to 100 Organization Grants of $1,000 and may reallocate funding between categories as...

For our DRA communities:
03/17/2026

For our DRA communities:

DRA is making $4 million available through the Delta Workforce Grant Program to support job training and workforce development across the Delta and Alabama Black Belt. 💼

These investments help build talent pipelines, strengthen local economies, and create new opportunities for communities across the region.

🗓️ Apply by May 15, 2026
🔗 https://bit.ly/4sKGQij

📰 Press Release: https://bit.ly/40x9k3f

03/12/2026

Friendly reminder to all our mayors and design professionals from summits past: invitations for our upcoming celebration of the Philip A. Morris Mayors Design Summit have been sent out and the last day to RSVP is March 15th!

Check out this awesome Grant Opportunity!
03/03/2026

Check out this awesome Grant Opportunity!

Alabama Semiquincentennial Community Grants America250AL intends to support up to 250 Community Grants of $2,500 and up to 100 Organization Grants of $1,000 and may reallocate funding between categories as...

03/02/2026

Join SHORT the Squirrel as he learns more about what makes a community work well together. From the courtroom to a cafe and to special spots between, SHORT a...

02/10/2026
Great news ahead for our rural communities!
02/04/2026

Great news ahead for our rural communities!

The Alabama Rural Roadmap Initiative was created to develop a coordinated plan for revitalizing the state's rural communities.

Business Alabama Magazine highlights our newest ACE Designee, Ozark, AL and other great communities. Business Alabama Ma...
03/28/2025

Business Alabama Magazine highlights our newest ACE Designee, Ozark, AL and other great communities. Business Alabama Magazine Everything Ozark Ozark-Dale County Economic Development Corporation 👏👏👏

These three counties and their municipalities have been investing in infrastructure, parks, schools and more.

City of Arab, Alabama Excited to feature you in the ALM journal!
02/20/2025

City of Arab, Alabama Excited to feature you in the ALM journal!

If you haven’t already, be sure to check out our advocacy edition of The Alabama Municipal Journal!

We appreciate our state’s top leaders – Governor Kay Ivey, Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth, Pro Tem Garlan Gudger Jr. and Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter – for sharing their legislative priorities as well as Alabama’s newest congressman, Rep. Shomari Figures for contributing a piece for our members to get to know him better.

We also spotlighted our fall graduates; Helena for being the first Healthy Alabama Community in the state; Arab for their Alabama Communities of Excellence involvement; and Semmes for their participation in our Economic Development Academy.

�https://almonline.org/Assets/Files/Alabama%20Municipal%20Journal/JournalArchive/2025/2025-Winter-Journal-Web.pdf

Check out this amazing issue of ALM’s journal and how our ACE programs are doing! Excited to feature Helena receiving th...
02/20/2025

Check out this amazing issue of ALM’s journal and how our ACE programs are doing! Excited to feature Helena receiving the first Healthy AL Community designation!

If you haven’t already, be sure to check out our advocacy edition of The Alabama Municipal Journal!

We appreciate our state’s top leaders – Governor Kay Ivey, Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth, Pro Tem Garlan Gudger Jr. and Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter – for sharing their legislative priorities as well as Alabama’s newest congressman, Rep. Shomari Figures for contributing a piece for our members to get to know him better.

We also spotlighted our fall graduates; Helena for being the first Healthy Alabama Community in the state; Arab for their Alabama Communities of Excellence involvement; and Semmes for their participation in our Economic Development Academy.

�https://almonline.org/Assets/Files/Alabama%20Municipal%20Journal/JournalArchive/2025/2025-Winter-Journal-Web.pdf

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