Apply for Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation’s BRACE Community Improvement Grant
The purpose of the BRACE Grant Program is to reduce litter, blight, and illegal dumping on public property and encourage code enforcement efforts. Funded through the Solid Waste Trust Fund (SWTF), the grant program is designed to prioritize assistance for communities...
DCA Fall Conference: Early Bird Rates are Available
GA Statewide Listening Sessions
NEGRC Regional Plan – Listening Sessions (Completed)
The NEGRC Planning & Government Services Division would like to announce three public listening sessions and input meetings for the update to the 12-county area’s Regional Plan update. The purpose of the listening sessions will be to offer an in-person and virtual...
DCA Community Planning Institute – May 12-13, Jekyll Island
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...
Union Point Awarded Fox Theatre Institute Grant
The Downtown Development Authority of Union Point is a recipient of the 2021/2022 Fox Theatre Institute grant award for $50,000.00 to fund a preservation plan for the historic Union Theatre. Constructed in 1947, Union Theatre operated as an active, single-screen movie...
New Requirement for Development of Regional Impact (DRI) Reviews
As of September 16, 2021, the Northeast Georgia Regional Commission has implemented a new policy requiring the submittal of a site plan for all Development of Regional Impact (DRI) Reviews. DRIs are large-scale developments likely to result in regional effects beyond...
RFP for Information Technology (IT) Managed Services
RFP_NEGRC_081721 FINAL DRAFT
Northeast Georgia Economic Recovery + Resilience Plan
In July of 2020, the US Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to the Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (NEGRC) to assist with regional economic recovery and resilience-building efforts....
County Managers Learn About Tools to Assess Tax Base Sustainability
The Northeast Georgia Regional Commission hosted its quarterly County Managers Roundtable on May 5th, 2021 at the Springfield Suites in downtown Athens, joined by Joe Minicozzi of Urban3 (based in Asheville). During his presentation, Minicozzi explained how local...
