State Community Development Block Grants (CDBG)
Federal Funding to Georgia State Program: Five Year Overview
2008 $40.1 million
2009 $39.9 million
2010 $43.6 million
2011 $36.6 million
2012 $34.5 million
CDBG Dollars At Work: Building, Strengthening Georgia's Communities
Commercial/Industrial Infrastructure. Since 2008, the State CDBG Program has funded 57 projects where the installation of commercial and industrial infrastructure initiated economic development in Georgia's rural, non-entitlement areas. These projects are benefiting Georgians by creating or retaining 5,850 jobs, 70.75 percent of which are available to low to moderate-income citizens.
Public Buildings (non-governmental). During the past five years, the State's CDBG program has funded the creation, expansion or rehabilitation of 40 public facilities - including youth centers, shelters for the disadvantaged, senior centers, health centers and similar projects. More than 51,272 citizens are being served by these facilities, of which 90.92 percent are low- to moderate-income.
Infrastructure/Emergency Relief. The State's CDBG program combines local government investments with CDBG funds to finance infrastructure that provides: (1) public water to replace contaminated wells; (2) public sewer to remove sewage from homes, yards and neighborhoods; and (3) drainage and street improvements to prevent neighborhood flooding and provide passable streets. In the past five years, Georgia's State CDBG program has funded 302 public infrastructure projects serving 78,867 persons, 88.33 percent of whom have low- to moderate-incomes. Since 2008, CDBG funds have also been used to finance 45 disaster assistance projects benefiting 89,892 citizens.
Neighborhood Revitalization. In the past five years, the State CDBG Program has financed hundreds of housing activities. CDBG also funds homebuyer assistance through repayment deferrals and forgivable loans. CDBG has funded the removal of 88 blighted units and funded the rehabilitation of over 321 units. CDBG grants are also providing direct homeowner assistance for 28 units. CDBG housing activities provide 100% benefit to low-to moderate-income citizens.
A Closer Look At The 2012 Fiscal Year's Allocation
By Project
Amount
Amount
Type
Requests % Awards %
Requested
%
Awarded
%
Multi-Activity
5
3.23%
2
2.27% $3,983,000 5.46% $1,600,000
3.82%
Econ Dev*
14
9.03%
14 15.91% $5,540,462 7.59%
$5,540,462
13.24%
Housing
11
7.10%
6
6.82% $4,775,387 6.54% $2,495,836
5.97%
Public
Facilities **
125
80.65% 66 75.00% $58,693,007 80.41% $32,198,669 76.97%
Total
155 100.00% 88 100.00% $72,991,856 100.00% $41,834,967 100.00%
*Figures above for economic development include the economic development and redevelopment set-asides. Since awards are made throughout the year the EIP/Redevelopment information is from the July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012 period.
**Public facilities include water, sewer, water/sewer, streets/drainage, recreation centers, multi-infrastructure, workforce development centers, senior centers, adult daycare, youth centers, domestic violence prevention centers, daycare centers, health centers, learning centers, infrastructure/building construction and other related projects.
Leverage of Other Resources and Construction Jobs
Leverage as of October 2012 and Prior Year EIP
$303,927,807
Leverage $ per CDBG $ $7.26
Construction Jobs Estimate for 2012 Grants*** 617
***The Construction Jobs Estimate is based on the approved CDBG-R methodology.
Summary Statistics
Average Award Amount
Total Awarded
Total Beneficiaries
$465,077
41,834,967
31,306
Total Low-Mod Beneficiaries 28,407
October 2012
People Benefited Through State CDBG Financed Economic Opportunities, Revitalization, and Public Infrastructure and Services
Catoosa Dade
Whitfield Murray Walker
Fannin Gilmer
Towns
Rabun
Union
White Habersham
Chattooga Floyd
Gordon Bartow
Pickens
Lumpkin Dawson
Hall
Cherokee
Forsyth
Stephens
Banks Franklin
Hart
* 1992 forward Number of people
0 1 - 999 1,000 - 5,999
Polk Haralson
Carroll Heard
Jackson
Madison
Elbert
Paulding Douglas
Coweta
Cobb
Gwinnett
Barrow
Clarke
Oconee
DeKalb
Walton
Fulton
Rockdale
Clayton
Newton
Morgan
Henry Fayette
Spalding
Butts
Jasper
Putnam
Oglethorpe Wilkes
Lincoln
Greene
Taliaferro
McDuffie Warren
Hancock
Glascock
Columbia Richmond
6,000 - 14,999 15,000 - 699,999
Troup
Meriwether
Pike Lamar Monroe
Baldwin Jones
Jefferson
Burke
Washington
Harris
Upson Talbot
Bibb Crawford
Twiggs
Wilkinson
Johnson
Jenkins
Screven
Muscogee
Taylor
Chattahoochee Marion Schley
Macon
Stewart
Webster
Sumter
Quitman
Randolph
Terrell
Lee
Clay
Calhoun
Dougherty
Early Baker
Miller
Mitchell
Peach Houston
Bleckley
Laurens
Emanuel
Treutlen
Candler
Bulloch
Effingham
Dooly Crisp
Pulaski Wilcox
Turner
Dodge Ben Hill
Wheeler Montgomery Toombs
Telfair
Jeff Davis
Appling
Evans Tattnall
Long
Bryan Liberty
Worth Colquitt
Irwin Tift
Coffee
Berrien
Atkinson
Cook Lanier
Bacon
Wayne
Pierce Ware
Brantley
McIntosh Glynn
Seminole
Decatur
Grady
Thomas
Brooks
Lowndes
Clinch
Charlton
Camden
Echols
Chatham
Map prepared by: Georgia Department of Community Affairs. October 2012