Community Development Block Grant

Georgia’s Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery program is set with a multi-million-dollar budget and an agenda to help 300 plus families, 200 plus students, and various communities throughout the state.

The grant program has been in swing since 2017, a response then to the damage caused by Hurricane Irma, with a subsequent 2018 allocation which was a response then to...

DCA’s board members and staff met on Nov. 13-14 in Moultrie for its Fall board meeting. The DCA Board consists of 19 individuals, including but not limited to attorneys, government officials, CEOs and community leaders. The DCA board provides policy guidance to the agency, and the quarterly meetings allow the board to hear about the impact of DCA’s programs. The meetings also provide an...

Livable neighborhoods, economic empowerment, decent housing: Are these factors that can benefit the communities you serve? Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds are federal dollars designated for purposes such as these. Learn the ropes at the Georgia Department of Community Affairs...

Gov. Brian Kemp announced that 59 Georgia communities will receive a total of $41 million in federal assistance to help grow their local economies. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) allocated the funding to Georgia’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, which is administered by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA).

“These communities...