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Georgia Department of Community Affairs staffers convened in Statesboro from May 1-2 for DCA’s quarterly Board meeting. This gathering also included a joint meeting with the Georgia Housing and Finance Authority, GHFA Economic Development Financing Inc., and GFHA Affordable Housing, Inc. The DCA Board consists of nearly 20 individuals, including but not limited...

City and county government officials on all levels are invited to attend the 3rd Federal Opportunity Zones Conference on April 30 at Ogeechee Technical College in Statesboro. Hosted by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, this one-day session will focus on educating FOZ...

The Georgia Department of Community Affairs will host its Spring Community Planning Institute on May 9-10 in Madison. The 2-day workshop is offered by DCA’s Office of Planning in partnership with the Georgia Planning Association.

The series of classes is for Georgia’s planning commissioners, elected officials and local government staff. CPI provides information about...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Atlanta, GA (August 24, 2018) – Gov. Nathan Deal today announced that 60 Georgia communities will receive a total of more than $40 million in federal assistance to help grow their local economies. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development allocated the funding to Georgia’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, which is administered by the Georgia Department of Community...

ATLANTA, GA (April 18, 2018) — The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have designated Opportunity Zones in 18 States, including 260 census tracts in the State of Georgia. Economic investment in these areas, which are some of the most distressed communities in the country, may now be eligible for preferential tax treatment. These new Federal Opportunity Zones...