Alabama Farm Center Receives $2.5 Million Grant for Hallmark Farm Site
The Alabama Farm Center has been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization program to reclaim 520 acres of former coal mining land at Hallmark Farm in Warrior, north Jefferson County. The funds will transform…
Birmingham, AL, October 29, 2026 —
The Alabama Farm Center has received a $2.5 million grant through the Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization program to support reclamation of 520 acres of former coal mining land at Hallmark Farm in Warrior, in north Jefferson County.
The grant is intended to help turn the site into a statewide hub for agricultural exhibitions, education and economic development. The project would repurpose land formerly used for coal mining for activities serving those areas, according to the information provided about the award.
The grant amount, acreage and proposed uses were disclosed, but further details about the project were not provided. The information does not specify when reclamation or development work is expected to begin, how long it may take, or what work will be undertaken to reclaim the land.
It also does not identify the administering agency, outline the grant’s conditions, or provide details about the planned exhibition and education programs. No additional funding sources, project partners or construction milestones were specified.
The award links the reclamation of former mining land with the proposed creation of an agricultural and economic development destination. The summary describes the intended future use of the Hallmark Farm site, but does not provide a project schedule or further information on how the hub will operate.
Story summarized from the original created by Wesley Walter on www.alreporter.com, see more information here.
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