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