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Commissioner says OneGeorgia focuses on rural infrastructure, not direct grants to individuals
Summary
Commissioner Christopher Nunn told the House committee that the OneGeorgia authority—created after the 1998 tobacco settlement—invests in community infrastructure and site development to help rural counties attract jobs; eligibility, match requirements and complementary tools were explained during Q&A.
Commissioner Christopher Nunn told the House Committee on Economic Development & Tourism on Feb. 13 that the OneGeorgia authority was created in 2000 to address lagging rural economic development and that its primary function is to invest in community infrastructure, not to make grants to individuals.
"What 1 Georgia is is a community infrastructure investment program," Nunn said, adding that the program "doesn't provide resources directly to individuals" but instead partners with local governments to finance infrastructure that enables economic growth. He said legislative intent recognized that, "despite the overall prosperity of the state, the economic prosperity and…
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