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State housing agency outlines use of Helene disaster funds and housing grants; reports thousands of applications in pipeline
Summary
The Department of Community Affairs told the Appropriations subcommittee it has launched CDBG-DR programs after Hurricane Helene, reported $266 million in federal disaster recovery funding and said roughly 927 home-repair applications are active across 44 eligible counties.
Christopher Nunn of the Department of Community Affairs briefed the Appropriations Subcommittee on housing production and Hurricane Helene disaster recovery programs funded in the FY26 budget.
Nunn said DCA programs have created or preserved more than 29,000 senior and workforce housing units over five years and helped about 2,000 first-time homebuyers this year through the Georgia Dream program. He described recent budget additions: $750,000 for an accountable housing pilot,…
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