Governor Announces Updated Vaccination Distribution Protocol
In a press conference Thursday, February 25, 2021, Governor Kemp spoke on updates to the State of Georgia’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution protocol. The press release was concerning updates to phase 1a+ of the vaccine distribution timeline. Phase 1a+ (pictured above)...

County Managers Learn About Redistricting and Reapportionment at Quarterly Meeting
The NEGRC PGS Division facilitates quarterly county managers' meetings, offering a platform for interjurisdictional coordination, a sharing of information, and for the managers to hear from professionals on specific topics of interest. In February 2021, the group...
Georgia Trust GREEN Workshop
The Georgia Trust will host a new online workshop about making historic homes more energy efficient while maintaining the home’s integrity. The Georgia Trust GREEN program will include many improvements able to be done by the homeowners themselves. The workshop is...
Grant Opportunity: Backing Historic Small Restaurants
The National Trust for Historic Preservation and American Express are partnering to award $1 million in grants to 25 historic restaurants throughout the United States to help improve, upgrade, and preserve their exterior physical spaces and online business. The...
Elbert County Designated “Broadband Ready”
The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) recently awarded Elbert County the Broadband Ready Community designation. The Broadband Ready designation is primarily intended to attract and facilitate public-private partnerships to improve and expand broadband...

USDA Rural Business Development Grant
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...

DCA Variance for Local Government Planning Deadline
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...

Northeast Georgia COVID-19 Economic Impact Assessment
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...
Regional Hearing for the Regional Plan Annual Implementation Report: 1/20/21 @10am
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...
RFQ for Engineering Services: Madison County Water
Plans are to contract a reputable engineering firm for design services for federally and locally funded projects related to the water system improvements. This project may include Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds in compliance with CFR 200 for...