Public Notice: Draft Public Action Plan for CDBG-DR 2023-2024 Hurricane Allocation

Notice is hereby given that the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) is seeking public comment for the 2023-2024 CDBG-DR Hurricanes Action Plan and may be viewed here: https://dca.georgia.gov/document/action-plans/cdbg-dr-2023-2024-hurricanes-action-plan-0/download

The purpose of the hearings is to provide an opportunity for public engagement regarding the $265,726,000 awarded to Georgia by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds for activities in the Presidentially Declared Disaster areas affected by the 2023-2024 hurricanes (DR 4738, DR-4821, and DR-4830).

Through coordinated efforts with the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) and Local Governments, DCA is in the process of drafting a Public Action Plan.  The Public Action Plan will identify the intended use of the CDBG-DR funds and is due to HUD on April 21, 2025.

The public comment period opens on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, by posting on the DCA website and distribution by email to Local Governments to inform the public of the draft Public Action Plan, and inviting comment through Saturday, April 19, 2025.  During the public comment period comments may be directed to:

• Email:
  [email protected]
• Mail:
  Georgia Department of Community Affairs
  ATTN: CDBG-DR
  60 Executive Park South, NE
  Atlanta, GA 30329

In addition, DCA will hold six (6) hybrid public hearings in multiple locations across the disaster affected areas. Interested parties can attend in-person or virtually. In-person locations and links to the virtual meetings can be found below: 

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 - Valdosta (Lowndes County):

• In-Person:
  Southern Georgia Regional Commission
  1937 Carlton Adams Drive
  Valdosta, GA 31601
  Time: 9:00 am – 10:30 am
• Virtual:
  Microsoft Teams
  Join the meeting now
  Meeting ID: 238 368 058 642
  Passcode: 2nK6f8Vn
• Dial in by Phone:
  +1 470-582-0138,,371665227#

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 - Douglas (Coffee County):

• In-Person:
  Douglas-Coffee Chamber of Commerce
  114 N. Peterson Avenue, Suite 205
  Douglas, GA 31533
  Time: 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
• Virtual:
  Microsoft Teams 
  Join the meeting now
  Meeting ID: 263 234 203 619 
  Passcode: Dz6sN9Tz 
• Dial in by Phone:
  +1 470-582-0138,,543719901#

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 - Pembroke (Bryan County):

• In-Person:
  J. Dixon Harn Community Center
  91 Lanier Street
  Pembroke, GA 31321
  Time: 9:00 am – 10:30 am
• Virtual:
  Microsoft Teams 
  Join the meeting now
  Meeting ID: 238 937 225 980 
  Passcode: TY3XZ23s 
• Dial in by Phone:
  +1 470-582-0138,,14014224#

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 - Vidalia (Toombs County):

• In-Person:
  Center for Rural Entrepreneurship
  208 East First Street
  Vidalia, GA 30474
  Room: Dot Foods Business Hub (2nd floor)
  Time: 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
• Virtual:
  Microsoft Teams 
  Join the meeting now
  Meeting ID: 239 262 979 689 
  Passcode: hG2gk9zo 
• Dial in by Phone:
  +1 470-582-0138,,356681249#

Thursday, April 3, 2025 - Dublin (Laurens County):

• In-Person:
  Laurens County Commissioners Office
  117 E. Jackson Street
  Dublin, GA 31021
  Room: Commissioners Meeting Room
  Time: 9:00 am – 10:30 am
• Virtual:
  Microsoft Teams 
  Join the meeting now
  Meeting ID: 284 734 043 631 
  Passcode: wY7UM2dD 
• Dial in by Phone:
  +1 470-582-0138,,708977829#

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 - Augusta (Richmond County):

• In-Person:
  CSRA Regional Commission
  3626 Walton Way Extension, #300
  Augusta, GA 30909
  Time: 9:30 am – 11:00 am
• Virtual:
  Microsoft Teams 
  Join the meeting now
  Meeting ID: 218 138 937 021 
  Passcode: ce6yR7Bi 
• Dial in by Phone:
  +1 470-582-0138,,666615388#