Announcements

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING GEORGIA HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY

The State Codes Advisory Committee (SCAC) met on July 25, 2024. The SCAC recommended that the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Board adopts the 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) with no amendments and the 2025 amendments to the 2018 International Building Code (IBC).

The Notice of Intention to Adopt, Synopsis, and proposed Georgia Amendments are available for review on the Georgia Department of Community Affairs website:

https://www.dca.ga.gov/node/9123

This memorandum details FFY2024 awards under Housing Opportunity for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program.  The broad purpose of these programs is to deliver housing support and related services to “eligible persons” (low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS) as defined for the HOPWA program.

The Housing Choice Voucher Regional Office in Waycross will reopen on Monday, August 12, 2024 during our regular business hours of 8:00 am - 4:30 pm.

If you are an HCV participant in the Southern Region in need of urgent assistance, please contact the HCV Client Relations at (470) 802-4707.

Please use the following for specific questions:

NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY

OneGeorgia Authority

Equity Program – Rural Workforce Housing Initiative

July 19, 2024

OneGeorgia Authority releases this Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Rural Workforce Housing Initiative. Funding will be made available to assist local communities with housing development to address a shortage of housing stock that impacts the workforce economy.

The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) is hosting its 2024 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Summit in Athens, Georgia on October 7-10, 2024.

The State of Georgia’s Community Development Block Grant program provides grants to cities of fewer than 50,000 people and counties of fewer than 200,000. The purpose of the program is "to assist in developing viable communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunities, principally for persons of low and moderate incomes."

The next Georgia National Register Review Board Meeting will be held on May 3, 2024. Information about recently listed properties can be found here

For further information contact Donald Rooney, National Register Specialist at Donald.Rooney@dca.ga.gov

 
 

FFY24 Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA)

Application is NOW OPEN

The Department of Community Affairs (DCA) is announcing the 2024 Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program competition.  The ESG Program is designed to provide housing or service resources with the goal of stable housing outcomes for eligible persons, as defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

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