The Human and Economic Development (HED) Department administers local, state, and federal funds in partnership with nonprofit organizations and private, for-profit companies to develop decent affordable housing, create and expand small businesses, and improve neighborhoods in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia.

The department supports the expansion of housing choices through infill development, demolition, historic preservation, home repair and rehabilitation of multi-family developments. HED also funds strategies to foster small business expansion and job creation to improve economic conditions through partnerships with private developers, small businesses, and lenders.

CDBG Application for Funding


Draft Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice