Whitfield County OKs $2.35 million CDBG-CV award to expand Chattanooga Area Food Bank warehouse in Dalton
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Summary
Whitfield County commissioners approved acceptance of a $2,353,872 CDBG-CV federal grant to expand the Chattanooga Area Food Bank’s NW Georgia warehouse in Dalton; the Food Bank will provide $784,624 in matching funds. The Board approved the award 4-0 and authorized related administrative steps.
Whitfield County commissioners on Jan. 11 approved acceptance of a $2,353,872 federal Community Development Block Grant—Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) award to support expansion of the Chattanooga Area Food Bank’s northwest Georgia warehouse in Dalton.
Commissioner John Thomas moved to approve the grant award and Commissioner Greg Jones seconded; the motion passed 4-0. The Board’s action accepts the award from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and records that the Food Bank will provide $784,624 in matching funds for the project.
The County’s agenda materials state the grant will fund expansion of the NW Georgia Warehouse in Dalton. The grant is federal CDBG-CV funding administered by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs; the County’s motion accepted the award and authorized county staff to proceed with related administrative steps.
Why it matters: the project is intended to increase regional food-bank capacity in northwest Georgia and will bring federal funds and a substantial nonprofit match to a warehouse located in Dalton. The Board did not attach additional local funding to the project in the minutes and did not describe a construction timeline in the meeting record.
The Board took the vote during its regular business meeting; there were no public comments recorded on this item.