Apr 12, 2022 | Community Development, Economic Development, PGS HP
The update to the Northeast Georgia Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy is currently underway. The CEDS is intended as the guide to economic development and resilience-building efforts in the region (Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Madison,...
Apr 12, 2022 | Community Development, Economic Development, Grant, PGS HP
The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (“DCA”) recently announced the availability of one-time funding of $17 million allocated in the FY2022 Amended State Budget for the purpose of supporting transformative economic development projects in rural downtowns that...
Mar 11, 2022 | Community Development, PGS HP, Planning
Early Bird Registration will open March 28, 2022 The DCA Office of Planning, in partnership with the Georgia Planning Association, offers a class called the Community Planning Institute to Georgia’s planning commissioners, elected officials, and local government...
Jan 24, 2022 | Community Development, Education Series, PGS HP
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has opened applications for two summer opportunities: the Appalachian Entrepreneurship Academy (AEA) and the Appalachian STEM Academy at Oak Ridge. Both programs, planned for Summer 2022, are free intensive learning...
Jan 21, 2022 | Community Development, Economic Development, PGS HP
The American Rescue Plan Act, signed into law by President Biden on March 11, 2021, provided direct relieve to state, territorial, local, and Tribal governments. On January 6, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) adopted a final rule implementing the...
Jan 14, 2022 | Census, PGS HP
Has your boundary changed in the past year? Then let the NEGRC know! The U.S. Census Bureau conducts the Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS) annually to collect information about selected legally defined geographic areas. The survey allows for counties and...