Planning
Quality Growth Grant Program
General Description: The purpose is to provide financial assistance for the implementation of quality growth initiatives outside of the typical scope of other grant and loan programs.
Eligible Applicants: All city and county governments are eligible provided they retain certification from DCA as a Qualified Local Government (QLG).
Program Requirements: All local governments must be in compliance with all DCA requirements. (Compliance with the Local Government Financial Management Act, Solid Waste Management Act, Georgia Planning Act, Service Delivery Law, and prepared to amend the comprehensive plan to reflect the proposed quality growth project.)
Eligible Activities include, but are not limited to:
- Projects promoting infill housing, brownfield redevelopment, or similar projects discouraging urban sprawl.
- Preparation of local ordinances, regulations, or inter-governmental agreements promoting growth preparedness and sustainable development.
- Public education on quality growth.
- Programs to preserve community heritage and regional identity.
- Alternative transportation facilities.
- Preservation of critical environmental resources, wildlife habitat, prime farmland, or sensitive ecosystems.
- Startup costs of new programs for implementing quality growth initiatives.
- Physical development projects that are particularly critical to local implementation of quality growth.
Available Funds: A maximum grant amount of $40,000. Any applicant requesting more than $25,000 must clearly demonstrate the exceptional qualities of the proposed project.
Deadlines: There are two competitive rounds per year with due dates of November 15 and May 15 respectively.
For further information contact:
DCA - Quality Growth Grant Program
(404) 649-4940
Northeast Georgia Regional Development Center
Planning Department •
305 Research Drive •
Athens, GA 30605
Phone: (706)369-5650 • Fax: (706)369-5792