- State Data Overview
Across Georgia, there is a shortage of rental homes affordable and available to extremely low income households (ELI), whose incomes are at or below the poverty guideline or 30% of their area median income (AMI). Many of these households are severely cost burdened, spending more than half of their income on housing. Severely cost burdened poor households are more likely than other renters to sacrifice other necessities like healthy food and healthcare to pay the rent, and to experience unstable housing situations like evictions.
KeyFacts353,762Or25%Renter households that are extremely low income$24,300Maximum income for 4-person extremely low income household (state level)-220,925Shortage of rental homes affordable and available for extremely low income renters$36,459Annual household income needed to afford a two-bedroom rental home at HUD's Fair Market Rent.73%Percent of extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden - State Level PartnersState Partners
Georgia Advancing Communities Together, Inc. (Georgia ACT)
250 Georgia Avenue, SE
Suite 350
Atlanta, GA 30312
Bambie Hayes Brown, President and CEO | bhayesbrown@georgiaact.org
Become an NLIHC State Partner
NLIHC’s affiliation with our state coalition partners is central to our advocacy efforts. Although our partners' involvement varies, they are all housing and homeless advocacy organizations engaged at the state and federal level. Many are traditional coalitions with a range of members; others are local organizations that serve more informally as NLIHC's point of contact.
Inquire about becoming a state partner by contacting outreach@nlihc.org
- Housing Trust FundHTF Implementation Information
NLIHC continues working with leaders in each state and the District of Columbia who will mobilize advocates in support of HTF allocation plans that benefit ELI renters to the greatest extent possible. Please contact the point person coordinating with NLIHC in your state (below) to find out about the public participation process and how you can be involved. Email Brook Schipporeit with any questions.
Current Year HTF Allocation$5,705,499
HTF State Resources2019
HTF Application Instructions and FAQs (PDF)
2018
2018 HTF NOFA (PDF)
2018-2022 Submitted Consolidated Plan with HTF Allocation Plan on pages 160-168 (PDF)
2017
Draft 2018-2022 ConPlan, with 2017 HTF Allocation Plan on page 159 (PDF)
HUD-approved 2017 HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)
Draft HTF Allocation Plan (PDF)
2016
HUD-Approved HTF Allocation (PDF)
NOFA (PDF)
Draft HTF Allocation Plan by Department of Community Affairs dated June 27, 2016 (PDF)
Georgia-specific Model Allocation Plan by NLIHC (PDF)
Recording of Georgia-specific Allocation Plan advocacy webinar presented by NLIHC on March 29(WMV)
Allocation Plan advocacy webinar slides from March 29th presentation by NLIHC (PDF)
NLIHC Point Person for HTF AdvocacyBambie Hayes-Brown
President and CEO
Georgia Advancing Communities Together
William McFarland
Policy Staffer
Georgia Advancing Communities Together
State Designated Entity:Camila Knowles
Executive Director
Georgia Department of Community Affairs
Official Directly Involved with HTF Implementation: - ResourcesResources
Housing Profiles
State Housing Profile
State Housing Profile: Georgia (PDF)
Congressional District Housing Profile
Congressional District Profile: Georgia (PDF)
Research and Data
National Housing Preservation Database
The National Housing Preservation Database is an address-level inventory of federally assisted rental housing in the United States.
Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing
Out of Reach documents the gap between renters’ wages and the cost of rental housing. In Georgia and Nationwide
The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Rental Homes
The Gap represents data on the affordable housing supply and housing cost burdens at the national, state, and metropolitan levels. In Georgia and Nationwide
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