Georgia Contacts

Georgia USDA Rural Development

Home Ownership and Home Repair Programs:

• (706) 552-2541 | Ga502Applications@usda.gov

State Office

USDA Rural Development | Stephens Federal Building| 355 East Hancock Avenue, Room 300 | Athens, Ga 30601

Phone (706) 546-2162

• MaryAnn Pistilli        Acting State Director, Maryann Pistilli@usda.gov
• Susan  Rogers         Management Analyst | (706) 552-2583
• Deborah Brumfield  Public Information Officer | (706) 552-2595
• Phil Phillips              Administrative Programs Director | (706) 552-2588

Single Family Housing Programs Division:

• Debra.Bell-Dison         Single Family Housing Programs Director

        Home Ownership and Home Repair Programs:

• (706) 552-2541 | Ga502Applications@usda.gov

• Applicants are encouraged to use the online Self-Assessment Tool for program eligibility: https://eligibility.sc.egov.usda.gov/eligibility/welcomeAction.do?pageAction=assessmentType
• Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program For questions on lender approval or recertification: please email our Quality Assurance and Lender Oversight team at sfhgld.compliance@usda.gov For all other inquiries: please contact sfhgld.program@usda.gov . This includes questions on policy interpretation, lender training, marketing and outreach and servicing support. For lender calls with GUS technical issues: call the help desk at 1-800-457-3642

Community Programs Division | (706) 546-2171

Sheneena Forbes, Acting Director for Georgia Community Programs sheena.forbes@usda.gov | 352-664-7259

Business and Cooperatives Programs Division | (706) 546-2154

Samuel Kirkland,  Director for Georgia Business and Cooperatives Programs Samuel.Kirkland@usda.gov | Office: (706) 552-2556 

AREA OFFICES 

Area One | Northwest Georgia | Area Director, Tamika Lucas

Cartersville Area Office (678) 719-3508 | 12 Felton Place, Suite A | Cartersville, Ga 30120

Newnan Sub-Area One Office (770) 253-2555 | 246 Bullsboro Drive, Suite C | Newnan, Ga 30263

Counties Served: Bartow, Catoosa, Carroll, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dade, Douglas, Fannin, Fayette, Fulton, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Harris, Heard, Meriwether, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Talbot, Troup, Walker, Whitfield-

Area Two | North  Georgia | Area Director, Excedric Mattox

Monroe Area Office (770) 267-1413 ext. 4 | 226 Alcovy Street | Monroe, Ga 30655

Clarkesville Sub-Area Two Office (706) 754-6239 ext. 4 | 555 Monroe Street, Unit 83 |Clarkesville, Ga 30523

Counties Served: Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Dawson, Dekalb, Elbert, Forsyth, Franklin, Greene, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Rabun, Rockdale, Stephens, Towns, Union, Walton, White

Area Three | West and Middle Georgia | Area Director, Shanice Merritt

Fort Valley Area Office (478) 827-0016 ext. 4 | 1030 Peach Parkway, Suite 4 |Fort Valley, Ga 31030

Barnesville Sub-Area Three Office (770) 358-0787 ext. 4 | 231 Highway 41 North, Suite D | Barnesville, Ga 30204

Dawson Sub-Area Three Office (229) 995-5811 | 955 Forrester Drive SE | Dawson, Ga 39842

Counties Served: Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Chattahoochee, Clay, Crawford, Henry, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Lee, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Muscogee, Peach, Pike, Pulaski, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Spalding, Stewart, Sumter, Taylor, Terrell, Twiggs, Upson, Webster

Area Four | Middle Georgia (East) | Area Director, Kenneth Smith

Sandersville Area Office (478) 552-6073 | 1222 S. Harris Street | Sandersville, Ga 31082

Thomson Sub-Area Four Office (706) 595-1339 | 2508 Dudley Drive N.W.| Thomson, Ga 30824

Counties Served: Baldwin, Burke, Columbia, Emanuel, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Laurens, Lincoln, McDuffie, Putnam, Richmond, Screven, Taliaferro, Treutlen, Warren, Washington, Warren, Wilkes, Wilkinson

Area Five | Southwest Georgia | Area Director Vacant

Tifton Area Office (229) 382-0273 ext. 4 | 2406 North Tift Avenue, Suite 103 | Tifton, Ga 31794

Camilla Sub-Area Five Office (229) 336-0371 | 30 West Broad Street, Room 101 | Camilla, Ga 31730

Counties Served: Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooke, Calhoun, Colquitt, Cook, Crisp, Decatur, Dooly, Dougherty, Early, Echols, Grady, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Thomas, Tift, Turner, Wilcox, Worth

Area Six | Southeast Georgia | Area Director Vacant

Douglas Area Office (912) 384-4811 ext. 4 | 703 East Ward Street | Douglas, Ga 31533

Blackshear Sub-Area Six Office (912) 449-5577 ext. 4 | 705 College Avenue, Suite 104 |Blackshear, Ga 31516

Statesboro Sub-Area Six Office (912) 871-2620 ext. 4 | Bulloch County Agribusiness Center | 151 Langston Chapel Road, Room 500 | Statesboro, Ga 30458

Counties Served: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Candler, Charlton, Chatham, Clinch, Coffee, Dodge, Effingham, Evans, Glynn, Jeff Davis, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Montgomery, Pierce, Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs, Ware, Wayne, Wheeler

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This page updated on April 28, 2025