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
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