State community development block grants (CDBG)

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