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Georgia

Welcome! We support rural prosperity in Georgia by investing in modern infrastructure such as high-speed internet, electric service, and water and waste treatment systems. We help eligible rural Georgians buy or rent affordable housing, and we can partner with you to build or improve essential community facilities such as hospitals, first responder stations, libraries, and schools. We also boost rural economic development by funding technical assistance for small business owners and entrepreneurs, helping them design robust business plans, find new markets, and promote their goods and services. We offer loan guarantees to help eligible businesses and manufacturers expand or improve, and we support energy programs that finance renewable systems for agriculture and industry. Because so many of our employees live and work in the very communities we serve, the USDA Rural Development mission is personal to us. It’s this commitment to our neighbors that sets us apart. Rural America is hometown America. More than a great place to live, it’s the people who make up America’s spirit and character.

Scroll down to learn more about how we can help you and your community. Or, visit our Georgia contact page.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 PUBLIC NOTICE:

USDA Rural Development has completed its 2020 decennial United States census review for all areas under its jurisdiction to identify areas that no longer qualify as rural for USDA Rural Housing programs. Based on the review of the areas within the state of Georgia, using 2020 US census data, and rural area guidance located in Handbook HB-1-3550, Chapter 5, the rural eligibility designation has changed for the following areas:

Areas whose rural eligibility designations is changing from ineligible to eligible (these areas now qualify as rural for USDA Housing Programs):

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Areas whose rural eligibility designations is changing from eligible to ineligible (these areas no longer qualify as rural for USDA Housing Programs):

1)South Fulton, GA – Expansion of the ineligible areas around the Fulton city limits to include all annexed areas since 1990.

2)Peachtree City, GA -- Expansion of the ineligible areas around the Peachtree City limits to include all annexed areas since 1990.

3)Warner Robins, GA -- Expansion of the ineligible areas around the Warner Robins city limits to include all annexed areas since 1990.

4)Savannah, GA -- Expansion of the ineligible areas around the Savannah city limits to include all annexed areas since 1990.

Changes become effective October 1, 2023.

The updated rural area map can now be viewed on our eligibility website. Users will need to click on the program, for example: “Single Family Housing Direct”, and then click on “Proposed Eligibility Areas” from the menu options.

For a full list of changes, additional details, or questions about specific changes, please contact the Georgia State Office Rural Development Housing Program Staff at 706-843-4144.

Questions? Contact your local USDA Rural Development office!

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Georgia Contact Information

Georgia Rural Development State Office
Stephens Federal Building
355 E. Hancock Avenue
Athens, GA 30601
Phone - (706) 546- 2162 | Toll Free - (800) 338-5975 TDD - (706) 546-2034 | Fax2Mail- (855) 452-0956

Questions about Multifamily Housing Programs? Call 1-800-292-8293