Chattooga County Commissioner Blake Elsberry announced on Friday that the county will receive $1 million in Community Block Development Grant funds.  The money will be used to expand water service to 131 people.  Of those 131 people – 95 are low-to-moderate income households.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs Commissioner Christopher Nunn announced 37 Georgia communities are set to receive more than $33.8 million in federal grants to help strengthen their communities.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) allocated these annual funds to Georgia’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program which is administered by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA). This year’s grant awards will fund $27.7 million in infrastructure projects, $4.1 million in housing projects, and $2 million in various building projects across the 37 awarded communities.

Chattooga County proposes to use $1,000,000 in CDBG funds for water improvements in the Old Highway 27 Phase II Target Area.

The total project cost is $1,224,000 with $224,000, in match and leverage.