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Department of Community Affairs proposes consolidation of budget lines, asks $902,279 for regional commissions
Summary
The Georgia Department of Community Affairs told the House subcommittee it will consolidate 13 program budgets into seven in its FY2026 request and is seeking a $902,279 increase to pass through funds to the state's 12 regional commissions for planning and grant support.
The Department of Community Affairs (DCA) told the House Subcommittee on Economic Development it is consolidating program budgets and asked for a $902,279 increase in its community services program to pass through to regional commissions.
DCA said the FY2026 request would shift the agency from 13 program budgets to seven “to improve administrative efficiency” and increase transparency. “We are proposing a shift from 13 different program budgets to 7 program budgets,” the presenter said.
The request breaks out four areas (building construction, historic preservation, state economic development programs and the accountable housing initiative) while collapsing several other program lines into a community services budget and a housing initiatives budget. DCA told the committee that the presentation change is…
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