The Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) provides funding to assist a wide range of eligible activities, including housing improvement projects, public facilities such as water and sewer lines, buildings such as local health centers or head start centers, and economic development projects. All projects must substantially benefit low and moderate income persons.

The maximum amount available per applicant is $1,000,000 for Single-Activity during regular competition and $1,250,000 for Multi-Activity during regular competition.

The 2026 CDBG Applicants' Manual is available here.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants include units of general local government, excluding metropolitan cities, urban counties, and units of government eligible to participate in the urban counties or metropolitan cities programs of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Match Requirement

• Grants up to $300,000, or grants for single activity housing projects - no matching funds required.
• Grants of $300,001 to $750,000 - 5% local matching funds required.
• Grants of $750,001 to $1,000,000 - 10% local matching funds required.
• Grants of $1,000,001 or more - 15% local matching funds required.

How to Apply

Applications can be submitted to the application portal here, by clicking the "Apply" button.

Contact

Please contact Kathleen Vaughn, Director of the Office of Community Development, for any questions or concerns regarding the Community Development Block Grant Annual Competition at CDBG.Biz@dca.ga.gov

Deadline

Applications must be submitted by April 10th, 2026.