Notice of Funding Availability

10/3/2022

The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) releases the 2023 Community HOME Investment Program (CHIP) grant application for approximately $5 million in available grant awards.

Notice is hereby given that the Department of Community Affairs will hold public hearings in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act, O.C.G.A. §50-13-1, et seq. The hearings will afford all interested persons reasonable opportunity to provide data, views, or arguments regarding proposed rules for the Georgia Minimum Standard Codes Appeals Subcommittee (Rules of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Chapter 110-11-2, et seq.).

Atlanta, GA – Commissioner Christopher Nunn announced today that forty Georgia communities will receive more than $35 million in federal grants to help grow their local economies. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) allocated the annual funds to the State’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, which is administered by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs.

This draft of the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) presents the results for the 2021/2022 fiscal year, from the States utilization of funds from U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the following programs: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grants Program (ESG), Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA), & the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF).

The State of Georgia is accepting public comment through September 28, 2022.  

The next Georgia National Register Review Board Meeting will be held on May 3, 2024. Information about recently listed properties can be found here

For further information contact Donald Rooney, National Register Specialist at Donald.Rooney@dca.ga.gov

August 18, 2022 - Notice is hereby given by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs of the amending of the FFY2022 for the State of Georgia Community Development Block Grant Method of Distribution. The proposed amendment involves modifications to the allocation of funds and the scope of the Innovative Grant Program Set-Aside. The purpose of the public hearing is to receive citizen comments on the proposed amendment.

The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) was charged with identifying and designating providers to deliver training to Regional Industrial Development Authorities, as established by the Georgia General Assembly during the 2022 legislative session through House Bill 1044. Regional Industrial Development Authorities were created to provide additional incentives to businesses locating within industrial parks developed through the cooperation of multiple counties, as evidenced by revenue and cost-sharing agreements in a regional industrial park.

This will be a virtual meeting held via Webex.

State Housing Trust Fund for the Homeless Commission Meeting Join from

Open attached document below for link to join

https://www.dca.ga.gov/newsroom/calendar/state-housing-trust-fund-homele...

Notice of Intent to Adopt revised Rules for the Georgia State Income Tax Credit for Rehabilitated Historic Property Program, Historic Preservation Division, Department of Community Affairs.

Pursuant to the Requirements of the Georgia Administrative Procedures Act, as amended, attached are the revised Rules for the Historic Preservation Division's State Income Tax Credit for Rehabilitated Historic Property Program. Also attached are a Notice of Intent form and a Summary of the proposed program rule amendments.