Hall, Oakwood will benefit from federal grants

ATLANTA - Governor Sonny Perdue says Georgia has been awarded more than $37 million in federal grants - and Oakwood and Hall County will share in the bounty.

Both Hall County and Oakwood are among the recipients of appropriations under the Community HOME Investment Program. The county is getting almost $300 thousand and Oakwood nearly $188 thousand - all of it for housing improvements.

Also in the area: Cornelia getting half a million for water/sewer improvements, Hart County the same amount for water improvements and Dawson County another half a million for a learning center.

Community Development Block Grant Awards

Recipient
Project Description
Amount

City of Abbeville
Multi Infrastructure Improvements
$483,426

City of Alston
Water Improvements
$498,938

City of Andersonville
Water/Sewer Improvements
$500,000

Atkinson County
Drainage/Streets Improvements
$500,000

Baldwin County
Drainage/Streets Improvements
$500,000

City of Barnesville
Multi Activity Program
$800,000

City of Baxley
Drainage/Streets Improvements
$500,000

Ben Hill County
Drainage/Streets Improvements
$430,851

City of Buena Vista
Sewer Improvements
$500,000

City of Cairo
Water Improvements
$500,000

Camden County
Neighborhood Facilities
$500,000

Cherokee County
Youth Center
$500,000

City of Cobbtown
Drainage/Streets Improvements
$338,517

City of Cordele
Youth Center
$500,000

City of Cornelia
Water/Sewer Improvements
$500,000

Crisp County
Sewer Improvements
$500,000

City of Davisboro
Water Improvements
$500,000

Dawson County
Learning Center
$500,000

City of Dearing
Recreational Facility
$500,000

City of Donalsonville
Water Improvements
$500,000

City of Dublin
Water Improvements
$500,000

Early County
Health Center
$498,691

Emanuel County
Housing Improvements
$500,000

City of Fort Gaines
Water Improvements
$169,982

Grady County
Health Center
$500,000

City of Guyton
Sewer Improvements
$467,990

City of Hahira
Sewer Improvements
$300,000

Hancock County
Water Improvements
$500,000

City of Harlem
Head Start Facility
$500,000

Hart County
Water Improvements
$500,000

City of Hawkinsville
Drainage/Streets Improvements
$485,304

City of Hazlehurst
Drainage/Streets Improvements
$500,000

City of Irwinton
Water Improvements
$498,610

Jeff Davis County
Learning Center
$488,400

City of Jesup
Sewer Improvements
$375,493

Jones County
Drainage/Streets Improvements
$500,000

City of Kite
Water Improvements
$480,228

City of LaGrange
Housing Improvements
$500,000

City of Lakeland
Water Improvements
$500,000

City of Leesburg
Water Improvements
$429,509

City of Locust Grove
Water Improvements
$500,000

City of Lyons
Drainage/Streets Improvements
$500,000

McDuffie County
Sewer Improvements
$500,000

City of Metter
Multi Infrastructure Improvements
$500,000

City of Mount Vernon
Drainage/Streets Improvements
$473,810

City of Nashville
Sewer Improvements
$435,280

City of Offerman
Drainage/Streets Improvements
$479,303

City of Oglethorpe
Housing Improvements
$500,000

City of Omega
Drainage/Streets Improvements
$500,000

City of Pine Mountain
Sewer Improvements
$500,000

City of Port Wentworth
Senior Center
$400,000

City of Scotland
Water Improvements
$215,000

City of Siloam
Multi Infrastructure Improvements
$352,801

City of Soperton
Water Improvements
$266,144

City of Sparks
Drainage/Streets Improvements
$500,000

City of Stillmore
Sewer Improvements
$500,000

City of Swainsboro
Sewer Improvements
$500,000

City of Tennille
Sewer Improvements
$498,412

City of Thomasville
Multi Activity Program
$800,000

City of Thomson
Multi Activity Program
$780,415

City of Unadilla
Multi Activity Program
$800,000

City of Wadley
Housing Improvements
$500,000

Walker County
Sewer Improvements
$500,000

City of Warrenton
Sewer Improvements
$500,000

City of Waynesboro
Housing Improvements
$500,000

City of Zebulon
Multi Purpose Center
$500,000


TOTAL: $32,247,104


Community HOME Investment Program Awards

Recipient
Project
Amount

Bacon County
Housing Improvements
$300,000

City of Barnesville
Housing Improvements
$300,000

City of Coolidge
Housing Improvements
$121,065

City of Eatonton
Housing Improvements
$299,997

Emanuel County
Housing Improvements
$300,000

Glynn County
Housing Improvements
$300,000

Hall County
Housing Improvements
$299,250

City of Hazlehurst
Housing Improvements
$300,000

Jones County
Housing Improvements
$299,836

City of Lenox
Housing Improvements
$250,478

Liberty County
Housing Improvements
$294,068

City of Meigs
Housing Improvements
$239,831

City of Oakwood
Housing Improvements
$187,942

City of Poulan
Housing Improvements
$187,097

City of Sylvester
Housing Improvements
$292,565

Turner County
Housing Improvements
$300,000

City of Valdosta
Housing Improvements
$300,000

City of Waycross
Housing Improvements
$300,000

City of Waynesboro
Housing Improvements
$300,000

TOTAL: $5,172,129