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State Home Mortgage: COVID-19 updates

Our State Home Mortgage team understands the concern and uncertainty customers may be experiencing surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19) and is committed to being responsive to the needs of customers and employees.

The passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act stipulates that every borrower who attests that they have been directly or indirectly impacted...

April is Fair Housing Month: Housing Needs Assessment Survey

Each April, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) commemorates Fair Housing Month. The Fair Housing Act was passed in 1968 , and the Georgia Fair Housing Act was created for all Georgians to compete for housing, within their economic means, on a fair and equitable basis.

The Act...

Gov. Kemp: DCA Launches New Resources for Georgians to Access High-Speed Internet

Today, Governor Brian P. Kemp and the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) launched a new website to inform Georgians about ways to connect to high-speed internet throughout the state.

“The fight against COVID-19 is impacting Georgians'...

Housing Choice Voucher Program: COVID-19 updates

Our team has provided a helpful FAQ for our applicants, participants and owners associated with our Housing Choice Voucher program .

1) I was selected from the waiting list or I am in the eligibility process and was required to provide documentation. How can I submit documents? Documents...

Banks County officials gather, reflect on Broadband Ready Certification

Banks County is Georgia’s second county to be recognized by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) for its Broadband Ready Certification. On March 5, DCA Broadband Executive Director Deana Perry presented city officials with a certificate of recognition. Those in...

Two Georgia counties receive $5M in funding from USDA ReConnect program

Evans County, one of the most recent Broadband Ready communities, and McIntosh County were awarded $5M in US Department of Agriculture (USDA) ReConnect funds on Feb. 21. Evans County was also recognized as a Broadband Ready Community on Feb. 6 by the Georgia Department of...

City of Claxton’s Broadband Ready designation marks first multi-jurisdictional recognition

The City of Claxton reached a milestone as the first city to have a Broadband Ready designation within a county with the same recognition. Evans County (in which Claxton is located) was recognized for its Broadband Ready designation on Feb. 5 , and Claxton was honored on Feb. 21...

Housing Symposium Focuses on Solutions

Nearly 300 housing professionals gathered in Savannah to discuss emergency solutions, mental health, homelessness and more as part of the Annual Housing Symposium, hosted by DCA’s Department of Homeless and Special Needs Housing (HMIS), from Feb. 10-12.

Activities and sessions included panels on partnerships...

Georgia Main Street Program Announces 2 New GEMS Communities

The Georgia Main Street program announced Acworth and Dublin are newly designated Georgia Exceptional Main Street communities (GEMS), joining only 15 other communities across the state that hold this accolade.

The staff of the Office of Downtown Development with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs attended the December council meetings of each city to relay the mission of the...

USDA Awards $4.4M to Gilmer County for Broadband Enhancement Project

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue announced a $4.4M USDA ReConnect grant award for the Ellijay Telephone Company in Gilmer County on Feb. 7. The funds will benefit the Gilmer County Rural Broadband Enhancement Project, an initiative intended to provide 90 miles of new optical fiber transport facilities.

Ellijay is...