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Georgia Department of Community Affairs addresses affordable housing needs across state

Two years ago, following the passage of unprecedented emergency funding from the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Treasury announced a nation-wide program to provide emergency rental assistance for those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the following months, each state stood up programs to assist renters and landlords facing financial hardship during the pandemic. Through Georgia Rental Assistance...

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January 20, 2023

Event to celebrate the life, messages of MLK at the Capitol Building Friday

You're invited! Join us this Friday, January 13, 2023, for the Georgia’s 39th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration of Service. The Georgia Department of Community Affairs’ Martin Luther King Jr. Advisory Council is hosting the event at 11 a.m. in the north wing of the Georgia Capitol Building.

The Capitol Building is located at 206 Washington St SW, Atlanta, GA 30334.

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January 11, 2023

Historic Preservation grant applications now available for certified local governments

A grant application package for the Federal Fiscal Year 2023 Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) Certified Local Government (CLG) sub-grant program, administered by the Historic Preservation Division (HPD) of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs is now available. Applications are accepted digitally through the Grant Application Administration and Management (GRAAM) system. The application...

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December 02, 2022

Carl Vinson Institute of Government (CVIOG) has been certified as the training entity for Regional Industrial Development Authority

Carl Vinson Institute of Government (CVIOG) has been certified as the training entity for Regional Industrial Development Authority

The Carl Vinson Institute of Government (CVIOG) has been certified as the training entity for Regional Industrial Development Authority (RIDA) members. The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) recently certified CVIOG to train new authority members through the year 2024. Training for Regional Industrial Development Authorities will include elements of development authority law,...

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November 23, 2022

Georgia Department of Community Affairs Awards $28 Million in Housing Tax Credits

Georgia Department of Community Affairs Awards $28 Million in Housing Tax Credits

The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) recently announced that it will award $27,980,800 in 9% Housing Tax Credits to construct or preserve twenty-eight (28) affordable rental housing developments. Once complete, the properties will provide below-market rents to families, seniors, and persons requiring supportive housing.

The twenty-eight (28) awardees were among sixty-one (...

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November 17, 2022
Housing Tax Credit

Georgia Department of Community Affairs Awards $28 Million in Housing Tax Credits

Georgia Department of Community Affairs Awards $28 Million in Housing Tax Credits

The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) recently announced that it will award $27,980,800 in 9% Housing Tax Credits to construct or preserve twenty-eight (28) affordable rental housing developments. Once complete, the properties will provide below-market rents to families, seniors, and persons requiring supportive housing.

The twenty-eight (28) awardees were among sixty-one (...

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November 17, 2022
Housing Tax Credit

State Names Seven New Rural Zones for Tax Incentives, Development

State Names Seven New Rural Zones for Tax Incentives, Development

The cities of Cairo, Dawson, Baxley, Cedartown, Wrightsville, Hazlehurst and Comer were recently designated as Rural Zones. This program is a collaboration between the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and the Georgia Department of Economic Development.

Since its creation in 2017, this initiative provides tax credits to individuals creating jobs and making qualifying investments...

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November 09, 2022
Rural Zones

Georgia Rental Assistance Program, Georgia Power partner to help Georgians pay outstanding utility balances

Georgia Rental Assistance Program, Georgia Power partner to help Georgians pay outstanding utility balances

Since 2021, the Georgia Rental Assistance (GRA) Program has provided rent, utility and other housing related assistance to qualifying tenants and landlords who have suffered a financial hardship. Now, GRA is partnering with Georgia Power to help even more Georgians get the financial support they need by paying eligible customers past due utility bills. As part of the Emergency Rental...

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November 03, 2022
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EXPENDING MORE THAN $830 MILLION, THE GEORGIA RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IS NO LONGER ACCEPTING NEW APPLICATIONS

EXPENDING MORE THAN $830 MILLION, THE GEORGIA RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IS NO LONGER ACCEPTING NEW APPLICATIONS

–Existing applications will continue to be reviewed and processed–

Americans were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in many ways, including unparalleled financial strains. In Georgia, thousands of tenants have received assistance with rent and utilities payments. This emergency assistance has been provided through the Georgia Rental Assistance (GRA) program, as well...

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November 02, 2022
Georgia Rental Assistance

Rental, Utility, Housing Related Assistance remains available through Georgia’s Rental Assistance Program

Rental, Utility, Housing Related Assistance remains available through Georgia’s Rental Assistance Program

Guest Column Contributed by: Tonya Cureton Curry, Deputy Commissioner of Housing, Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) As America continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic’s overwhelming impact, many Georgians received aid that prevented evictions, housing instability, and loss of utilities. In one year, the Georgia Rental Assistance (GRA) Program has provided aid to more than...

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October 14, 2022

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