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Georgia’s Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery program is set with a multi-million-dollar budget and an agenda to help 300 plus families, 200 plus students, and various communities throughout the state.

The grant program has been in swing since 2017, a response then to the damage caused by Hurricane Irma, with a subsequent 2018 allocation which was a response then to...

Last Thursday, Georgia officials released the lowest unemployment numbers in recent history. In December, the state’s unemployment rate dropped for the twentieth consecutive month to 2.6%, with Georgia regaining more than 97% of the jobs lost due to the pandemic. This unprecedented rate has a significant impact on the number of Georgians who request emergency rental assistance.

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Monday marked the first anniversary of the enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, which provided up to $25 billion under the Emergency Rental Assistance Program. While such milestones often pass with little notice, this legislation provided unprecedented funding for one of the nation’s largest rental assistance programs, even exceeding recent appropriations for the Housing...

Since March 2021, the State of Georgia has distributed nearly $50 million in emergency rental assistance (ERA), which is more than any of the other thirteen distinct ERA programs that comprise a system of support in our state.

Managed by the Department of Community Affairs (DCA), the Georgia Rental Assistance program initially focused on serving 147 counties that did not directly...

The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) is awarding five new communities and nine returning communities its PlanFirst Designation. PlanFirst is a program designed to reward communities that effectively create and implement their Local Comprehensive Plans. The program is a partnership between DCA, the Association of County Commissioners of Georgia, the Georgia Municipal Association,...

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...

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...

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...

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...