09/27/2022
The City of McRae-Helena is one of 40 communities awarded Community Development Block Grant funding in the 2022 round. The $1,000,000 in CDBG funding will be used for the installation of filters on Wells #1, #2, #3 and #4 and will benefit the entire city. Thank you to those citizens that completed the surveys, local businesses and non-profits that wrote letters of support, along with city employees, Turnipseed Engineers and Associates in Local Government for their work in making this project grant worthy. Please see the notification below from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs.
State Officials Award $35 Million in Grants to 40
Communities
Atlanta, GA – Commissioner Christopher Nunn announced today that forty
Georgia communities will receive more than $35 million in federal grants to
help grow their local economies. The
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) allocated the annual
funds to the State’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, which is
administered by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. The awarded communities
are comprised of counties and cities statewide which will implement an array of
community development projects across the state including housing improvement
projects, public facilities such as water and sewer lines or street
improvements and buildings such as local health centers or senior centers.
“Community Development Block Grants are impactful tools that
benefit all parts of the state, especially rural Georgia,” stated DCA
Commissioner Christopher Nunn. “These
awards represent local-driven city and county solutions that will improve the
quality of life for many Georgians.”
The State CDBG program is available to eligible non-entitlement local
governments. The annual grants support
community projects, facilitate creation of jobs, and assist low and
moderate-income citizens. This year’s
grant awards will fund $30.5 million in infrastructure projects, $3.8 million
in housing projects, and $3 million in various building projects.
Since 2012, the CDBG program’s investments in new and enhanced
health care facilities have helped more than 39,000 Georgians gain access to
improved health care services, primarily in hard-to-reach areas. Over the last 10 years, the CDBG program has
provided the resources for critical water and sewer improvements to se¬¬rve
more than 143,000 residents in rural areas. The program has also supported the
construction or enhancement of community facilities that serve more than 46,000
youth and senior citizens.
The CDBG grants are awarded on a competitive basis. Georgia’s Department of Community Affairs
received 66 applications requesting more than $59 million, according to Kimberly
Carter, DCA’s Director of Community Finance.
The applications are scored, rated, and ranked with grants awarded based
on the applicant’s overall ranking.
