About the Summit:
The Summit combines the previously held Applicants’ and Recipients’ Workshops into one event, and is designed to benefit both applicants and recipients of State of Georgia CDBG funds. As a recipient of a 2024 CDBG award, a local government representative is required to attend. Registration fees paid for a recipient local government representative may be reimbursed through the grant award. Attendance by applicant local governments is strongly encouraged. Additional guidance will be provided in the 2025 CDBG Applicants’ Manual. The attendance component can be satisfied by sending any city or county staff directly involved with the grant to the Summit as outlined below. Attendance by grant writers/administrators on behalf of an applicant or recipient does not satisfy attendance by a local government.
- Recipients: Day 1 - Recipient Overview; Day 2 – Compliance; Day 4 – Housing (optional)
- Applicants: Day 2 – Compliance; Day 3 – Application Development; Day 4 – Housing (optional)
The Summit will cover everything you need to know about how to apply or administer CDBG funding. Topics to be discussed include the application and implementation process, specifically eligible activities, national objectives, citizen participation/public hearing components, award limits, environmental review, procurement procedures, technical compliance and assistance, fair housing, and Davis Bacon labor requirements, and much more.
The State of Georgia anticipates awarding an estimated $40,000,000 for FY2025 through the Annual Competition and CDBG set-aside programs depending on funding availability. Eligible interested parties are invited to apply for a wide variety of community development, infrastructure, economic development, or housing projects.
Who should attend: Representatives from cities and counties meeting the State CDBG Program’s eligibility requirements and recipients of FY2024 CDBG awards should plan to attend. Though not required, it may be valuable to have your architect or engineer attend this workshop. Attendance will enhance the quality of your project, thereby increasing your likelihood of timely and successful implementation.
Registration Information:
Please select your payment method and fill out the information.
Cost for the CDBG Grant Summit $325 per person. This registration option includes the CDBG Awards Luncheon on Monday, October 7th.
If you only want to attend the CDBG Awards Luncheon on Monday, October 7th, and not the entire Summit, please note that the cost is $50 per person.
All registration will close on Monday, September 16th.
Please note that we do not offer refunds. If you would like to change the name of the registrant or if you are having hotel rate issues, please contact events@dca.ga.gov and someone will get back to you as soon as possible.