The City of Blakely Receives a One-Million CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) Award from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and administered by the Southwest Georgia Regional Commission
L-R Kim Carter with GADCA, Chad Griffin with Still Waters Engineering, DCA Commissioner Christopher Nunn, Blakely City Clerk Melinda Crook, SWGRC Grants Administration Manager Brenda Wade, SWGRC Executive Director Suzanne Angell, and Region 10 DCA Representative Heather Sharpe.
Funding was awarded to the City of Blakely for sewer system improvements in the amount of $1,000,000. The project will serve 232 low to moderate income residents and will provide better and safer living conditions for citizens of the City of Blakely. SWGRC will also administer this grant for the City of Blakely.
Southwest Georgia Regional Commission Launches $1 Million Older Adult Home Modification Program to Help Area Seniors Safely "Age in Place"
At the Tomorrow.City USA conference in West Palm Beach, Florida, HUD Secretary Scott Turner shared how the Department is working to make it easier to build housing and easier to buy a home. Key takeaways:
Share Your Input on Georgia's Rural Active Transportation Plan
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GTIB Opens FY27 Funding Round
New GEFA Grant Program Offers Funding for Water Infrastructure Planning
Priority consideration will be given to jurisdictions that cooperate with federal law enforcement to address illegal immigration and coordinate and participate with the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF).
