The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is submitting a list of 16 community-enhancement projects for approval by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

These projects would be funded with almost 7 million dollars in federal stimulus funding allocated to Alabama.

The grants will help cities, towns and counties complete projects to extend water and sewer services, improve roads and increase fire safety.

Among the projects listed is the construction of new water well in Elba.

The project will cost nearly $440,000 and benefit nearly 4,000 residents.

A $270,000 project also made the list in Florala to resurface and construct curbs and gutters along west Fifth Avenue and Juniper Street.

The following are the proposed projects submitted by ADECA:

• $391,103 to the city of Winfield in Marion County to improve public water service and fire protection for 143 residents by installing larger supply lines and six fire hydrants, and to repair and pave Ember Drive

• $500,000 to the town of Mosses in Lowndes County to improve sewer services for 129 residents and bring the town into compliance with environmental regulations by upgrading a sewage lagoon and waste water treatment equipment

• $500,000 to the town of Collinsville in DeKalb County to improve sewer services for approximately 1,400 residents and comply with environmental regulations by replacing or repairing lines, repairing manholes and upgrading other sewer equipment

• $500,000 to the city of Camden in Wilcox County to improve sewer services for approximately 2,200 residents by upgrading sewer collection and disinfection equipment

• $141,000 to the town of Kennedy in Fayette County to rehabilitate two water storage tanks, benefiting approximately 417 residents and keeping the town compliant with environmental regulations

• $500,000 to the town of Ashville in St. Clair County to improve sewer services for approximately 2,200 residents by upgrading sewer lines and repairing manholes

• $270,223 to the city of Florala in Covington County to resurface and construct curbs and gutters for West Fifth Avenue and Juniper Street, benefiting 64 residents

• $264,316 to the city of Lineville in Clay County to improve public water service for approximately 1,200 residents by renovating a water tank and repairing its foundation

• $500,000 to the city of Selma in Dallas County for constructing curbs and gutters and resurfacing J. L. Chestnut Jr. Boulevard, a road frequently used by most Selma residents

• $500,000 to the city of Haleyville in Winston County for neighborhood improvements that include street resurfacing and installation of water lines and fire hydrants, benefitting approximately 139 residents

• $475,000 to the city of Lanett in Chambers County for upgrading the sewer system, benefiting approximately 599 residents

• $462,190 to Bibb County for resurfacing 2.75 miles of County Road 83, that will benefit approximately 122 residents

• $500,000 to the city of Bay Minette in Baldwin County to improve sewer services for approximately 6,800 residents by replacing the Railroad and Dobson pump stations and upgrading equipment for energy efficiency

• $500,000 to the city of Livingston in Sumter County to extend sewer services to the new Sumter County High School

• $438,874 to the city of Elba in Coffee County to construct a new water well to benefit approximately 3,800 residents.

• $360,000 to the city of Guin in Marion County to extend sewer services to approximately 45 residents in the Woodland Heights subdivision, eliminating health risks from faulty septic tanks