Georgia USDA Rural Development
State Office
USDA Rural Development | Stephens Federal Building| 355 East Hancock Avenue, Room 300 | Athens, Ga 30601
Phone (706) 546-2162
- Reggie A. Taylor State Director
- Susan Rogers State Director’s Scheduler/ Assistant | (706) 552-2583
- Deborah Brumfield Public Information Officer | (706) 552-2595
- Phil Phillips Administrative Programs Director | (706) 552-2588
Single Family Housing Programs Division:
- Reginald Marable Sr. 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
Mr. Allen Bowen Community Programs Director Alabama/ Georgia Allen.Bowen@usda.gov | Cell Phone: (334) 322-4147
Business and Cooperatives Programs Division | (706) 546-2154
Mr. Samuel Kirkland Acting Business and Cooperatives Programs Director Samuel.Kirkland@usda.gov | Office: (706) 552-2556
View Map of Georgia Rural Development Area Offices and Counties Served:
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) 254-2555 | 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 | Northeast Georgia | Area Director, Kathleen Henderson
Monroe Area Office (770) 267-1413 ext. 4 | 111 East Spring Street, Suite B |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 42 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 (770) 254-2555 | 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, Debra Bell-Dison
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 | Acting Area Director Debra Bell-Dison
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
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
This page updated on September 19, 2023
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Rural Partners Network (RPN) Representative |
Counties Covered as Point of Contact |
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Phone |
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Debra Bell Dison Supervisor |
Colquitt, Dougherty, Grady, Mitchell, Thomas, Worth |
912-433-2669 |
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Kenneth Smith Supervisor |
Ben Hill, Emanuel |
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478-874-5874 |
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Amy Wilkie Community Liaison |
Ben Hill, Dougherty, Emanuel, Worth |
478-247-1152 |
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Shanice Merritt Supervisor |
Baker, Calhoun, Decatur, Early, Lee, Miller, Terrell, Seminole |
478-827-0016 |
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Alaina Sykes Community Liaison |
Early, Grady, Miller, Mitchell, Terrell, Seminole |
478-662-1770 |
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Jyles Zellner Community Liaison |
Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt, Decatur, Lee, Thomas |
470-291-3063 |