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1999 Accomplishments
Fiscal Year '99 saw Rural Development's financial investment exceed $252,000,000 in the State of Georgia. The information that follows will
provide you with a brief description of the program type, the dollar outlay, and the estimated number of people helped.
Single Family Housing Programs
Guaranteed Home Ownership Loans
$111,500,000
1,253 Families Assisted
Direct Home Ownership Loans
$32,000,000
517 Families Assisted
Home Repair Loans and Grants
$1,434,000
224 Families Assisted
Multi-Family Housing Programs
Rural Rental Housing Loans (direct)
$1,524,000
106 New Rental Units
Rural Rental Housing Loans (guaranteed)
$1,078,056
76 New Rental Units
Rural Housing Rehabilitation Loans
$350,000
Rental Housing
$1,078,056 126 Rental Units
Farm Labor Housing Loan and Grants
$1,478,728
22 Units
Housing Preservation Grants
$197,217
51 Houses
Community Programs
Water and Waste Loans and Grants
$32,001,550
13,056 Users in 13 Communities
Community Facility Direct & Guaranteed
$ 6,232,680
Fire Station, Day Care, Assisted Living
Appalachian Regional Commission Grants
$ 2,129,770
1,500 Jobs Created or Saved
Business Programs
Direct B&I Loans
$2,073,000
2 Loans, 92 Jobs Created,
162 Jobs Saved
Guaranteed B&I Loans
$55,246,541 18 Loans,
454 Jobs Created,
1,055 Jobs Saved
Rural Business Enterprise Grants
$1,095,782
69 Businesses Developed, 306 Jobs Created,
137 Jobs Saved
Rural Economic Development Grant
$330,000
Emergency Care Facility in Miller County
Intermediary Relending Program
$500,000
1 New Loan, 11 Existing RLF Accounts,
2,944 Jobs Created and/or Saved
Appalachian Regional Commission Grants
(administered under Business Programs)
$199,415
2 Projects, 73 Jobs Created
Georgia also ranks second in the nation in the amount of funds used under
the Community Adjustment and Investment Program (CAIP) with a total of
$16,148,200 being loaned. These funds are reflected in the G-B&I figure
above. This program directly benefits the most distressed rural communities
of our state and provided 643 new jobs this year.
This information reflects the wide variety of services that USDA Rural
Development has available to rural families and communities. Georgia
consistently ranks as one of the top States in loan and grant funds extended.
For more information on the individual loan and grant programs available,
go to "What We Do".
Please send any comments or suggestions to: craig.scroggs@ga.usda.gov
Last Updated : February 06, 2003