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Public Invited to Review HUD Annual Action Plan

The State of Georgia will host a public hearing and webinar to present its proposed Action Plan for FFY 2019, the second year of the five-year 2018-2022 Consolidated Plan. The Annual Action Plan indicates how anticipated funds received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will be implemented from July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020 for the following programs:...

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March 28, 2019
Public Notice

DCA celebrates Fair Housing Month with partnership, training

The Georgia Department of Community Affairs is sponsoring a Fair Housing and Accessibility Training Session on April 25 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the James H. “Sloppy” Floyd Building , 20th floor, at 220 Piedmont Avenue SE, Atlanta, GA, 30334. This event is in partnership with...

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March 14, 2019
Fair Housing Month

Georgia Awards $6.2M in Community Investment Program (CHIP) Funds

The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) awarded $6.7 million in grants through the DCA 2019 Community HOME Investment Program (CHIP) to 21 local communities around the state. The selected communities will contribute approximately $1.5 million in matching funds to these grants...

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March 11, 2019
Community Home Investment Funds

Federal Opportunity Zones Conference Showcases Progress

FOZ attendees listen to a speaker at this year's March conference in Albany.

The second Federal Opportunity Zones (FOZ) Conference was held March 1 at Albany Technical College, which served as a wonderful host to our 90+ members of FOZ communities and interested parties. The conference focused on educating FOZ communities on updated legislation, current types of investments...

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March 11, 2019
Federal Opportunity Zones

PlanFirst Communities honored at Capitol

We honored 18 communities as part of the 5th Annual PlanFirst Capitol Event on Feb. 27....

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February 28, 2019
Program Update

Inaugural Housing Symposium unites statewide agencies

Illustration of a neighborhood

The Georgia Department of Community Affairs Office of Homeless and Special Needs Housing (OHSN) hosted the 2019 Housing Symposium in Savannah from Feb 4-6. The inaugural event brought together more than 300 state providers for training opportunities for their respective programs. They also received critical information to improve performance, collaborated with DCA program staff and other peers...

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February 13, 2019
Housing Symposium, HOPWA, HMIS, ESG, CoC, S+C, RPH, Fair Housing

Nine New Communities Join First Nine Rural Zones

ATLANTA, GA (October 16, 2018) – During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly tasked the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and the Georgia Department of Economic Development with implementing and overseeing a Rural Zone designation program, which provides tax credits to individuals creating jobs and making qualifying investments within historic downtown areas. This year, the...

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October 19, 2018

Five Georgia Communities Selected for State Housing Program

ATLANTA, GA (October 16, 2018) – 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 initiative that helps communities strategically grow their economies through housing-related solutions. The cities of Arlington, Centerville, Social Circle, Smyrna, and Conyers will begin...

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October 16, 2018

DCA Names Executive Director for New Rural Broadband Program

Atlanta, GA (August 29, 2018) – Commissioner Christopher Nunn has announced Deana Perry as the Executive Director of the new Rural Broadband Program, which resides at Georgia’s Department of Community Affairs. The program was created by Senate Bill 402 – the Achieving Connectivity Everywhere (ACE) Act – and signed into law by Governor Nathan Deal this past spring. The mission of this new...

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August 29, 2018

The Georgia Commission for Service and Volunteerism announces $3.4M in 2018 AmeriCorps grants

Atlanta, GA (August 1, 2018) – The Georgia Commission for Service and Volunteerism (GCSV), the Governor-appointed state service commission housed within the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA), announced today that Georgia has received $3,442,262 in AmeriCorps funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency for volunteering and service...

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August 27, 2018

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