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Ten New Communities Designated as Rural Zones

Ten New Communities Designated as Rural Zones

The cities of Colquitt, Donalsonville, Hawkinsville, Hiawassee, Leesburg, Moultrie, Stone Mountain, Thomson, West Point, and Woodbury have recently been designated as Rural Zones . This program is a collaboration between the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and the Georgia Department of Economic Development....

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October 21, 2020
Rural Zones

AmeriCorps members recognized for service across Georgia

AmeriCorps members recognized for service across Georgia

More than 175 AmeriCorps members, alumni and supporters participated in this year’s Opening Day. This virtual recognition event celebrated how Georgia AmeriCorps members contributed to vital service initiatives over the past 12 months. The Georgia Commission for Service and Volunteerism (GCSV), housed in the state Department of Community Affairs (DCA), oversees nearly 600 volunteers in 22...

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October 21, 2020
Georgia Commission for Service and Volunteerism, AmeriCorps

Five Georgia communities receive housing designation

Five Georgia communities receive housing designation

Five Georgia communities have been newly selected to receive assistance with their housing needs through the Georgia Initiative for Community Housing (GICH) , a public-private program that helps communities strategically grow their economies through housing-related solutions. The cities...

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October 13, 2020
GICH

Three Georgia cities Recognized for Effective Comprehensive Planning

Three Georgia cities Recognized for Effective Comprehensive Planning

Several Georgia communities, ranging from metro Atlanta to rural Georgia, have received statewide distinction in the PlanFirst program, which recognizes excellence in community planning. PlanFirst, a Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) program, recognizes and rewards communities that clearly demonstrate an...

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October 08, 2020
PlanFirst

Six Million Dollars Available in Community HOME Investment Program Grants

Six Million Dollars Available in Community HOME Investment Program Grants
The Georgia Department of Community Affairs will make available $6,000,000 in Community HOME Investment Program (CHIP) grant funds to local government, nonprofit, and public housing authority applicants to provide housing rehabilitation of owner-occupied single family homes and new construction and reconstruction of affordable single-family housing units for sale to income eligible home buyers...
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October 05, 2020
CHIP

Dublin Looks Toward Future with Broadband Ready Certification

Dublin Looks Toward Future with Broadband Ready

The City of Dublin joins several communities across Georgia that are Broadband Ready. Cities and counties with this certification have completed the online application and demonstrated compliance with the adoption of both a Comprehensive Plan, inclusive of the promotion of deployment broadband services, and the Broadband Model...

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October 01, 2020
Broadband

City of Albany receives national honor

City of Albany receives national honor
The City of Albany has been designated as a 2020 Accredited Main Street America program. This status signifies a demonstrated commitment to comprehensive commercial district revitalization and proven track record of successfully applying the Main Street Approach ™. This plan utilizes a “Transformation Strategy” organized...
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October 01, 2020
Main Street Georgia

PlanFirst Success Story: Colquitt Theater

PlanFirst Success Story: Colquitt Theater

DCA’s PlanFirst program recognizes and rewards Georgia communities that clearly demonstrate an established pattern of successfully implementing their Local Comprehensive Plan. Our PlanFirst “Success Story” series highlights these cities and counties by sharing their incredible achievements. You can view all of the communities on our...

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September 23, 2020
PlanFirst

PlanFirst Success Story: Sylvester City Hall

PlanFirst Success Story: Sylvester City Hall

DCA’s PlanFirst program recognizes and rewards Georgia communities that clearly demonstrate an established pattern of successfully implementing their Local Comprehensive Plan. Our PlanFirst “Success Story” series highlights these cities and counties by sharing their incredible achievements. You can view all of the communities on our...

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September 22, 2020
PlanFirst

State awards nearly $41 million to boost local economies

Gov. Brian Kemp today announced that 58 Georgia communities will receive a total of $40.7 million in federal community development assistance. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) allocated the funding to Georgia’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program,...

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September 03, 2020
Community Block Development Grant

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