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Chattahoochee County authorizes application for up to $1 million in CDBG funds, pledges $47,500 match
Summary
The commission approved filing a FY2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs for up to $1,000,000 for a Community Facilities program and approved obligating $47,500 from county funds as the local match and leverage. The packet included a Letter of Agreement with the River Valley Regional Commission.
The Chattahoochee County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on March 4 to authorize filing a Fiscal Year 2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs for up to $1,000,000 to support a Community Facilities program.
Commissioner Jason Frost moved to approve the filing; Commissioner Gerald Douglas seconded and the motion passed unanimously. Separately, the board approved a resolution obligating $47,500 from county funds to serve as local match and leverage for the application (motion by Commissioner Douglas, seconded by Commissioner Frost; unanimous vote).
Meeting materials included a Letter of Agreement with the River Valley Regional Commission (RC) describing RC responsibilities should the application proceed. The RC document states it will prepare and submit the application, assist with preliminary historic and environmental assessments, public hearings, cost estimating, and other technical work. The packet lists an application cost share to defray RC costs (a stated $750 for a new application or $500 for a rewrite) and anticipates a separate contract with RC to provide implementation and grant‑management assistance if an award is made.
The CDBG filing is for an amount “not to exceed $1,000,000” under the state program’s Community Facilities category; the commission’s resolution directs the chair to execute the application and produce any additional documentation required by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. The county did not at the March 4 meeting adopt a separate, specific capital project plan or identify precise uses of the funds beyond the Community Facilities designation; those details would be developed if a grant is awarded.
The county’s pledge of $47,500 is contingent on receiving the requested grant funds and is described in the resolution as a cash match and leverage amount to support the application.
