Feb 9, 2021 | Community Development, Economic Development, Grant, PGS HP
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting applications to support economic development and create jobs in rural America. The Rural Business Development Grant program is for eligible entities to support business opportunity and enterprise projects...
Feb 4, 2021 | PGS HP, Planning
Georgia Department of Community Affairs Commissioner, Christopher Nunn, recently issued an order allowing local governments with June 30, 2021 planning deadlines to seek a deadline variance. To request a variance to extend this deadline to October 31, 2021, the local...
Jan 4, 2021 | Community Development, Economic Development, PGS HP
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 to assist with regional economic recovery and resilience-building efforts. The...
Dec 15, 2020 | PGS HP, Planning
The Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (NEGRC) announces a regional hearing for the annual implementation report on the 12-county regional plan. The purpose of the regional hearing is to inform interested parties about the contents of the report and the process by...
Oct 6, 2020 | Census, PGS HP
In response to a recent court order, the Census Bureau will continue 2020 data collection operations will through October 31st, 2020. As of today, Georgia falls in the bottom five states when it comes to enumeration (response) percentages. Respond to the Census...
Sep 23, 2020 | Census, PGS HP
September 30th is the final day of the 2020 Census Count and Georgia currently has one of the lowest “enumeration” or “response” rates (as % of housing units) in the country. An estimated 7.7% of Georgia households still remain uncounted (US...
