State research, innovation projects receive boost thanks to $1 million grant

Governor Kay Ivey has awarded three major research entities in the state with a cumulative $1 million grant. The grant, from the Alabama Research and Development Enhancement Fund, will go towards helping the institutions produce more innovative products and also will help to spur advances in health, medicine, and agriculture. “Alabama is fortunate to have world caliber research institutions and top-notch scientists who are developing methods and products that will have lasting impacts on lives everywhere,” said Ivey. “I award these grants with praise for the wide-ranging contributions these in