The Georgia Mountains RDC works with the local governments of the Georgia Mountains region to promote strong economic and community development. Technical assistance is provided to assist with the retention and recruitment of businesses and industries, the application and administration of grants, and other services designed to strengthen local economic and community development initiatives. The overall goal of the RDC Economic and Community Development Department is to sustain a thriving economy for the citizens and businesses of the Georgia Mountains region.

The RDC serves as the Economic Development District and administers the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy document as required by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Please refer to the Publications section and click on the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy.

The RDC works with a variety of state and federal agencies to secure economic and community development based grants and loans for the Georgia Mountains communities. Please refer to the Publications section and click on Economic Development Funding Agencies for more detailed information about these funding sources.

Since Fy03, the RDC has archived project status reports for all grant related services provided to member local governments. Please refer to the Publications section and click on Project Status Report for a synopsis of regional grant activity.

David Sargent	Econ. & Community Development Dir.	dsargent@gmrdc.org
John Phillips	Econ. & Community Development Rep.	jphillips@gmrdc.org
Heather Feldman	Econ. & Community Development Rep.	hfeldman@gmrdc.org

Publications

Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy

Economic Development Funding Agencies

Economic & Community Development Department Project Status Report