The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded the State of Georgia $41,837,000 in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery funds (CDBG-DR) to address unmet needs caused by Hurricane Michael. Funds will be prioritized for use in the Most Impacted and Distressed (MID) areas to facilitate long-term recovery through the restoration of infrastructure and housing and economic revitalization activities.
Eligible Counties: Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Crisp, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Laurens, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Randolph, Seminole, Sumter, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Turner and Worth.
Most Impacted and Distressed Areas: 31705 (Dougherty County), 39817 (Decatur County), 39845 (Seminole County).
Programs Offered Under this Allocation:
- 2018 Unmet Needs Homeowner Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Program
- 2018 Unmet Needs Infrastructure Program
- Workforce Development Program
