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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".

Last Updated : April 27, 2004