Georgia DCA proposes budget consolidation; requests pass-through increase for regional commissions

The Department of Community Affairs proposed collapsing 13 program budgets into seven and asked the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Economic Development to approve a state pass‑through increase for regional commissions.

The department presentation, delivered to the subcommittee during the agency budget review, said the consolidation is intended to match how staff organize work, reduce administrative burden and improve transparency. The agency official described the change as primarily a "presentation"‑level restructuring rather than a large substantive cut or new program expansion.

The DCA representative said the proposed consolidation groups programs into buckets labeled building construction, historic preservation, state economic development programs, accountable housing initiative, community services and housing initiatives. On the state side, the…